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San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation

San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation from directly overhead

San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 858 m. Copper Butte stands 2,171 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

https://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_ic110_iaml_republic_mining_dist.pdf Page 18

What the record says

Inscription
None

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates48.66614, -118.75329

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Klondike Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Gibraltar Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Storm King Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Bald Peak: 4.3 mi
Parks: 10
  • Eureka Park: 1.4 mi
  • Perry Wilderness Park: 1.8 mi
  • Dollar Mountain Burn Game Preserve: 11.9 mi
  • Peggy Brixner Park: 16.6 mi
  • Beal Park: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sherman Overlook: 14.0 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 21.2 mi
  • Log Flume Heritage Site: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sherman Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Sherman Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Columbia Spring: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copper ButteE2,171 m13.4 mi
Snow PeakESE2,156 m13.7 mi
Scar MountainE2,141 m13.4 mi
Wapaloosie MountainE2,116 m13.2 mi
Sherman PeakESE2,115 m13.4 mi
Bald MountainESE2,112 m13.6 mi
Columbia MountainESE2,062 m12.8 mi
Midnight MountainENE2,027 m13.8 mi

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1324483659

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