Miners River
The Miners River is a river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is the largest river in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Miners River has its origin outside of the National Lakeshore, north of Indian Town in the Hiawatha National Forest, and flows 12.4 miles into Lake Superior.Photo: NMMIMAJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miners Falls and Bridalveil Falls.
Miners Falls
Waterfall
Photo: NMMIMAJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miners Falls is a waterfall located on Miners River in the western portion of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County, Michigan. The falls drops about 40 feet over a sandstone outcrop with a 10-foot crest.
Bridalveil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bridalveil Falls is a seasonal waterfall located at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. From H-58 from Munising it can be reached by going east 4.5 miles to Miners Castle Road, then going 5 miles to the Castle.
Miners River
- Type: River
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alger, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.49499° or 46° 29′ 42″ northLongitude
-86.54648° or 86° 32′ 47″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86RMFFV3+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 143325316OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
5002159Wikidata ID
Q6864445
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Miners River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Miners”
- Cebuano: “Miners River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Miners”
- Venetian: “Miners”
- Welsh: “Afon Miners”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Indian Town and Williams Crossing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raymond F. Clevenger Visitor Information Center and Miners Castle.
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