Marquette Mountain

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Marquette Mountain
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with Lake Superior in the distance
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Marquette Mountain
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Marquette Mountain
Marquette Mountain (the United States)
Location Marquette, Michigan, U.S.
Nearest major city Marquette: 3 miles (5 km) from downtown
Coordinates 46°30′29″N87°25′12″W / 46.508°N 87.42°W / 46.508; -87.42
Vertical   457 ft (139 m)
Top elevation1,257 ft (383 m)
Base elevation   800 ft (244 m)
Skiable area169 acres (0.68 km2)
Runs 25
Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg - 15% easiest
Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg - 50% more difficult
Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg - 35% most difficult
Longest run1.25 miles (2.0 km)
Lift system 3 chairlifts, 1 tow
Lift capacity5,200 / hr
Terrain parks 0
Snowfall 117 in (300 cm)
Snowmaking 50%
Night skiing 7 nights / wk [1]
Website Marquette Mountain.com
Base of Marquette Mountain Marquette-base-sat.jpg
Base of Marquette Mountain

Marquette Mountain Resort is a small mountain and ski resort in Marquette, Michigan, the major city in the state's Upper Peninsula. The resort offers winter sports seasonally as well as mountain biking, volleyball, and hiking in the spring, summer, and fall.

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The hill has a summit elevation of 1,257 ft (383 m) above sea level, over 300 acres and a vertical drop of 457 ft (139 m). The recipient of lake effect snow from nearby Lake Superior, Marquette Mountain Resort receives an average of 150 in (380 cm) of snowfall annually. It has three chairlifts and a rope tow and is equipped with LED lighting for night skiing. The shore of the lake's Marquette Bay is just two miles (3.2 km) to the northeast. ten miles (16 km) to the south is the extensive runway of the county's Sawyer International Airport. The resort's parking lot is adjacent to highway M-553.

History

Popular from the start, the ski area opened in late 1957. [2] [3] [4] It was originally known as Cliffs Ridge, as it operated on land leased from the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio. [5] The first chairlift, a Riblet double, was installed on the skier's right side of Rocket Run in the fall of 1972. [6] [7] Previously, there were 2 T-bars (the original Constam [8] on the skier's left of Rocket and a newer Hall Ski-Lift on the skier's left of Snowfield) and several rope tows. The ski area was renamed "Marquette Mountain" in 1982. [9] In summer of 2020, expansion of the mountain bike trails began.

Panoramic image inside the "Carp River Saloon" Marquette-pano-bar-front-2-.jpg
Panoramic image inside the "Carp River Saloon"

The National Ski Hall of Fame is in Ishpeming, about twelve miles (19 km) west of Marquette.

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References

  1. Marquette Mountain.com Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine - mountain information
  2. "Ready new ski center". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 23, 1957. p. 6-part 2.
  3. "Thar's gold in them hills". Milwaukee Sentinel. November 14, 1957. p. 1-part 4.
  4. "UP boasts last 'resort' for skiers". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 5, 1958. p. 7-part 2.
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