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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. 97 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

97 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: 5
  • 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
  • Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 24.4 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 MountainENE594 m4.9 mi
Rouchleau Mine (historical)SSE476 m1.1 mi
Minnewas Mine (historical)SSE476 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 50–80 °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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