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Quilp Mine site

Quilp Mine site from directly overhead

Quilp Mine site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 835 m. Copper Butte stands 2,171 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation, a historic site 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 0.7 miles off.

Opening to mineral entry in 1896. The Quilp mine produced about 24,000 tons of ore in the first 10 years of operation, at an average grade of 0.4 opt gold and 5 opt silver.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
None
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.65906, -118.74828

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gibraltar Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Klondike Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Gold Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bald Peak: 4.7 mi
Parks: 10
  • Eureka Park: 0.9 mi
  • Perry Wilderness Park: 1.2 mi
  • Dollar Mountain Burn Game Preserve: 11.8 mi
  • Peggy Brixner Park: 17.0 mi
  • Ell Lake Public Access: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sherman Overlook: 13.7 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 20.9 mi
  • Log Flume Heritage Site: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sherman Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Sherman Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Columbia Spring: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Quilp Mine site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copper ButteENE 77°2,171 m13.3 mi
Snow PeakESE 114°2,156 m13.2 mi
Scar MountainE 83°2,141 m13.2 mi
Wapaloosie MountainE 88°2,116 m13.0 mi
Sherman PeakESE 109°2,115 m13.0 mi
Bald MountainESE 122°2,112 m13.2 mi
Columbia MountainESE 102°2,062 m12.4 mi
Midnight MountainENE 70°2,027 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2619:08
June solstice04:5320:1221:02
September equinox06:4218:1318:55
December solstice07:4615:0716:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242836445358656556433223
Precip in1.61.31.51.42.12.21.20.60.91.21.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Republic, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1324484303

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