Dave Gates Generating Station
Dave Gates Generating Station is a power station in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Dave Gates Generating Station 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 2 miles west of Dave Gates Generating Station.
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 2½ miles east of Dave Gates Generating Station.
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 5 miles southeast of Dave Gates Generating Station.
Dave Gates Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Dave Gates Mill Creek Generating Station”
- Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Deer Lodge County, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.10571° or 46° 6′ 21″ northLongitude
-112.87707° or 112° 52′ 37″ westOperator
NorthWestern EnergyOpen location code
85R9444F+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 170263865OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q11989488
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Dave Gates Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mill Creek gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Mill Creek gasskraftverk”
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