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Ely-Winton History Museum

Ely-Winton History Museum from directly overhead

Ely-Winton History Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 437 m. Disappointment Mountain stands 552 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorothy Molter Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
437 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.90522, -91.83724

47 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Parks: 11
  • Whiteside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Semer's Park: 1.9 mi
  • Winton Park: 2.2 mi
  • Main town Park: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Large rock core: 0.3 mi
  • International Wolf Center: 0.4 mi
  • Pillow Rock: 0.5 mi
  • Pioneer Mine Shaft House: 1.2 mi
  • Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Blueberry Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Jack Pine Mountain: 17.8 mi
  • Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 17.9 mi
  • Jasper Peak: 18.6 mi
  • Disappointment Mountain: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Mining Equipment: 14.3 mi
  • Fallen Veterans: 14.5 mi
  • The Boy Scout statue: 16.9 mi
  • Breitung Monument: 19.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Dorothy Molter Museum: 0.2 mi
  • The Lodge: 17.0 mi
  • Nelimark Homestead: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Fall Lake Campground Beach: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Ol' Baldy: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meander Lake Picnic Area: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ely-Winton History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Disappointment MountainENE 75°552 m24.3 mi
Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook)WSW 254°484 m17.9 mi
Blueberry BluffW 279°451 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0920:2221:11
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5515:2416:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61125385261676556422713

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068095

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