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Missabe Mountain Mine (historical)

Missabe Mountain Mine (historical), seen from above at true elevation

Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) rises to 485 m in Minnesota. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Range Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States of America

Wikidata Q49432982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.52687, -92.52740

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beth Metsa Memorial Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Remembering Marty Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Laurentian Divide: 3.6 mi
  • Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 3.6 mi
  • First House: 3.9 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 4.4 mi
  • Iron Range Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Gnome Town: 9.1 mi
  • Hibbing Mine View: 19.4 mi
  • Soudan Mine Historical Marker: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Anchor Lake Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Remembering Marty Mural: 0.6 mi
  • Mesabi Trail Arch: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missabe Mountain Mine (historical). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pike MountainENE 57°594 m4.9 mi
Rouchleau Mine (historical)SSE 167°476 m1.1 mi
Minnewas Mine (historical)SSE 162°476 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1320:2421:12
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5615:2916:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225385262666556422714
Precip in0.80.71.21.93.04.23.93.53.42.61.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/369005723

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