Mount Ripley Ski Area
Mount Ripley Ski Area is in Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan. Mount Ripley Ski Area is situated nearby to the ruins Quincy Smelter, as well as near Portage Lake District Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quincy Smelter and Portage Lake District Library.
Quincy Smelter
Ruins
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The Quincy Smelter, also known as the Quincy Smelting Works, is a former copper smelter located on the north side of the Keweenaw Waterway in Ripley, Michigan. Quincy Smelter is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Mount Ripley Ski Area.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
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Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Portage Lake District Library is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Mount Ripley Ski Area.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Mount Ripley Ski Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripley and Houghton.
Ripley
Hamlet
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.
Houghton
Town
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Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Houghton-Hancock
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.Mount Ripley Ski Area
Latitude
47.12917° or 47° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-88.55944° or 88° 33′ 34″ westElevation
715 feet (218 metres)Open location code
86VH4CHR+M6GeoNames ID
7275807
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