Minnewas Mine (historical)
Minnewas Mine (historical) rises to 476 m in Minnesota. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rouchleau Mine (historical), a peak 0.2 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49432865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Pepelnjak Southside Park: 0.9 mi
- Remembering Marty Park: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Beth Metsa Memorial Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Miners Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- First House: 2.8 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 4.9 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 4.9 mi
- Great Scott Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Zim Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 20.3 mi
- Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 2.6 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 17.5 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 18.4 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 20.2 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 0.2 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 1.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pike Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Moose Mountain: 20.0 mi
- Elcor: 3.6 mi
- Costin Village: 5.2 mi
- Spina: 10.4 mi
- Fermoy: 20.9 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 5.1 mi
- Gnome Town: 8.8 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 19.5 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 16.0 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 1.4 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 2.3 mi
- Sparta Beach: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 0.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minnewas Mine (historical). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | NE 44° | 594 m | 5.4 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | NNW 342° | 485 m | 1.3 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | NW 321° | 476 m | 0.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:29 | 16:22 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369005725
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