Vulcan Mountain
Vulcan Mountain is a 5,256-foot (1,602 m) peak in Ferry County, Washington, United States.[1] It is about one kilometer south of the Canada–United States border. It once had a fire lookout.[2] The Gold Dike Mine (48°58′45″N 118°33′30″W / 48.9792°N 118.5583°W) was operated by Vulcan Mountain Inc. in the 1980s on the mountain's eastern flank, extracting gold and silver.[3][4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan Mountain
- ↑ Washington Geographic Names: Alphabetical Finding List, Volume 2. United States Geological Survey Topographic Division, Office of Research & Technical Standards. 1981.
- ↑ USGS Mineral Resources Data System via Western Mining History, accessed 2018-07-16
- ↑ Randol Gold Directory, Randol Gold Directory, Incorporated, 1988, p. 162
Coordinates: 48°59′22″N 118°38′56″W / 48.98944°N 118.64889°W
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