The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine
The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cary Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Great Divide Highway
91 named places within 25 miles
- Cary Park: 1.7 mi
- Granite-Copper Triangle: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
- Curry Park: 3.2 mi
- Longyear Park: 3.2 mi
- Interstate Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upson Falls: 9.6 mi
- Saxon Falls Road: 10.1 mi
- Foster Falls: 10.8 mi
- Superior Falls: 12.4 mi
- Mount Zion: 4.4 mi
- Big Powderhorn Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Point Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Copper Peak: 13.5 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Mellen Area Museum: 21.7 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 23.5 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Island Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 10.9 mi
- Moose Lake State Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Mercer Station: 19.8 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 2.8 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 3.0 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 10.3 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 3.5 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 7.9 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 14.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- The Apostle Islands: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 244° | 571 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 244° | 571 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | SSW 204° | 570 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | E 88° | 553 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Zion | NE 44° | 525 m | 4.4 mi |
| Eagles Peak | WSW 244° | 507 m | 21.2 mi |
| Copper Peak | NNE 30° | 472 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 332° | 399 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:11 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hurley, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5667567135
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