Brockway Mountain - Copper Harbor MI
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kJfishman
N 47° 27.865 W 087° 58.113
16T E 427006 N 5257229
Spectacular views of Lake Superior are offered from Brockway Mountain
Waymark Code: WMPW66
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2015
Views: 8
The road to this scenic over look on Brockway Mountain was built by the CCC in 1933. Spectacular views of Lake Superior are offered from up here along with a small gift shop. For a real challenge try to ride a bicycle up the steep side of the road. NOTE: This road is not plowed in the winter.
"Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.883-mile (14.296 km) scenic roadway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from state highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to 1,320 feet (402 m) above sea level, 720 feet (220 m) above the surface of Lake Superior. Several viewpoints along the route allow for panoramas of Copper Harbor, Lake Superior, and undeveloped woodland. On a clear day, Isle Royale is visible approximately 50 miles (80 km) in distance from the top of the mountain.
Brockway Mountain was named for David D. Brockway, one of the pioneer residents of the area. The road was constructed by the county road commission with funding through Depression-era work programs in 1933. It was briefly used as a connection for the parallel state highway after it opened. Since it opened, Brockway Mountain Drive has been recognized nationally and locally in several media outlets for its picturesque qualities, usually in profiles of Keweenaw County, the Upper Peninsula or other scenic drives. wikipedia
Altitude in Feet: 1320
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