Excelsior Mine
Excelsior Mine is a quarry in Whatcom, Washington. Excelsior Mine is situated nearby to the waterfall Nooksack Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Excelsior Mine”
- Address: WA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nooksack Falls and Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Nooksack Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nooksack Falls is a waterfall along the North Fork of the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. The water flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet into a deep rocky river canyon.
Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 1500-kilowatt capacity Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant was constructed at Nooksack Falls on the Nooksack River in 1906 by Stone & Webster, which is the second oldest operating facility in western Washington. Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Excelsior Mine.
Excelsior Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.89901° or 48° 53′ 56″ northLongitude
-121.80737° or 121° 48′ 27″ westElevation
2,044 feet (623 metres)Open location code
84WWV5XV+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 369032176OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Excelsior Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Excelsior Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Excelsior Mine”
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