Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam
Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam is a dam in Deer Lodge County, Montana and has an elevation of 5,112 feet. Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam is situated nearby to Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park, as well as near the quarter Opportunity.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park.
Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park
Photo: Banjodog, Public domain.
The Anaconda Smelter Stack is the tallest surviving masonry structure in the world, with an overall height of about 585 feet, including a brick chimney 555 feet tall and the downhill side of a concrete foundation 30 feet tall. Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opportunity and Anaconda.
Opportunity
Quarter
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States. It is located on Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway, six miles from Anaconda. It is near the Anaconda Smelter Stack. Opportunity is situated 3 miles east of Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam.
Anaconda
Photo: Tumbleweed1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anaconda is a city in southwestern Montana. In the 2020 census, the population was 9,400. It is located in a valley of the Deer Lodge National Forest, giving impressive views and plenty of nearby outdoor activities.
Gregson
Locality
Gregson is a ghost town in northwestern Silver Bow and southeastern Deer Lodge counties in Montana, United States. Gregson is situated 6 miles southeast of Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam.
Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States of America
- Location: Deer Lodge County, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.11993° or 46° 7′ 12″ northLongitude
-112.88421° or 112° 53′ 3″ westElevation
5,112 feet (1,558 metres)Open location code
85R94498+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 357946614OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam”
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