Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial
Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,904 m. Table Mountain stands 3,113 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Mountain Memorial Area, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This memorial is dedicated to the 168 men who lost their lives in Hard Rock Mining greatest disaster. The granite mountain - Speculator fire. June 8 1917.
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Butte: 1.8 mi
- Rampart Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Steep Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Timber Butte: 4.3 mi
- Goldflint Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Old Lexington Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Sioux Park: 1.0 mi
- Edna LaCass Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Cherokee Park: 1.3 mi
- Science Mine: 1.0 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 1.1 mi
- Copper King Mansion: 1.2 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 1.3 mi
- World Museum of Mining: 2.3 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 1.0 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 1.2 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 1.8 mi
- Anaconda Smelter Stack: 19.6 mi
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 23.6 mi
- Orediggers: 2.0 mi
- Bob Green: 2.0 mi
- Bob Green: 2.0 mi
- Montana Tech: 2.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 21.8 mi
- Freedom Point PIcnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Sheepshead Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Elder Creek Picinic Area: 19.4 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 0.0 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 4.1 mi
- Our Lady Of The Rockies: 4.1 mi
- Anaconda Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 15.3 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 15.3 mi
- Friend Spring: 15.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 17.0 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 24.6 mi
- Silver Bow: 7.1 mi
- Gregson: 13.8 mi
- BLM: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain | S 171° | 3,113 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | S 174° | 3,055 m | 19.6 mi |
| East Peak | SSE 168° | 3,017 m | 19.8 mi |
| West Peak | S 175° | 2,944 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Fleecer | SW 224° | 2,873 m | 19.3 mi |
| Granulated Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,789 m | 22.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NE 50° | 2,682 m | 12.3 mi |
| Grassy Granulated Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,619 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:58 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butte Bert Mooney AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12640379667
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