- Marquette Mountain
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Coordinates: 46°30′30″N 87°25′12″W / 46.50833°N 87.42°W
Marquette Mountain 
View from Marquette Mountain
with Lake Superior in the distanceLocation Marquette County
Michigan
United StatesNearest city Marquette Coordinates 46°30′30″N 87°25′12″W / 46.50833°N 87.42°W Vertical 600 ft - (183 m) Top elevation 1357 ft - (414 m) Base elevation 757 ft - (231 m) Skiable area 169 acres (0.68 km2) Runs 25 Longest run 1.25 miles (2.0 km) Lift system 3 chairlifts, 1 tow Lift capacity 5200 / hr Terrain parks 3 Snowfall 210 in. - (533 cm) Snowmaking yes Night skiing 5 nights / wk [1] Web site Marquette Mountain.com Marquette Mountain is a winter sports area for skiing and snow boarding, located a few miles south of Marquette, Michigan, the major city in the state's Upper Peninsula. In the summer, Marquette Mountain offers activities such as mountain biking, and volleyball. The base area's parking lot is adjacent to highway M-553.
Base of Marquette Mountain
Popular from the start, the ski area opened in 1957. It was originally known as Cliffs Ridge, as it operated on land leased from the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The first chairlift, a Riblet double, was installed on the skier's right side of Rocket Run in the fall of 1972. Prior to that there were 2 T-bars (the original Constam 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.
Marquette Mountain is host to alpine race events for numerous clubs, as well as their own race program. They also host NASTAR races.
Panoramic image inside the "T-Bar"The hill has a summit elevation of 1357 ft (414 m) above sea level and a vertical drop of 600 ft (183 m). It has three chairlifts and a rope tow, snowmaking, night skiing, and receives an average of 210 inches (533 cm) of snowfall annually, the grateful recipient of lake effect snow from nearby Lake Superior, prominently visible to the north and northeast. The shore of the lake's Marquette Bay is just two miles (3 km) to the northeast. Ten miles (16 km) to the south is the extensive runway of the county's Sawyer International Airport; it opened in 1999 on the site of the former K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, which closed in 1995.
The National Ski Hall of Fame is in Ishpeming, about twelve miles (20 km) west of Marquette.
References
- ^ Marquette Mountain.com - mountain information
External links
- Trail maps from MarquetteMountain.com
- Article on Marquette Mountain, by Freida Waara from SKI Magazine
- Marquette Mountain at Weather.com
- Marquette Mountain Racing Team
- Topographic map of Marquette Mountain from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps
- Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
- DH Race club - hundreds of photos of the mountain
Categories:- Sports venues in Michigan
- Ski areas and resorts in Michigan
- Mountains of Michigan
- 1957 establishments
- Visitor attractions in Marquette County, Michigan
- Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan
- Michigan geography stubs
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