Plate Mica Prospect Mine
Plate Mica Prospect Mine is a quarry in Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore, Pennington, South Dakota and has an elevation of 4,518 feet. Plate Mica Prospect Mine is situated nearby to Mount Rushmore, as well as near the locality Keystone Wye.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America
- Address: SD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore
Photo: ArthurTilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Mount Rushmore is situated 1½ miles south of Plate Mica Prospect Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keystone and Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Keystone
Keystone is a tiny town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, at the entrance to the popular Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It offers a full range of accommodations, but at the price of a "tourist trap" veneer.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Photo: ArthurTilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a United States national memorial in the Black Hills of west South Dakota. This national icon features the monumental faces of four former Presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln – blasted and carved from the white rock of a mountain.
Keystone Wye
Locality
Keystone Wye is an interchange of U.S. Route 16 and US 16A located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, featuring two unique structural glued laminated timber bridges. Keystone Wye is situated 1½ miles north of Plate Mica Prospect Mine.
Plate Mica Prospect Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore, Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.9011° or 43° 54′ 4″ northLongitude
-103.45102° or 103° 27′ 4″ westElevation
4,518 feet (1,377 metres)Open location code
85MRWG2X+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 368393606OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Plate Mica Prospect Mine”
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