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North Star Mountain is an 8,096-foot (2,468-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. Its nearest neighbor is Cloudy Peak 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the southwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is Bonanza Peak , 1.9 mi (3.1 km) to the northeast.
Northstar was a former lumber site once owned by the Douglas Lumber Company of Truckee and was acquired by Fibreboard when they purchased Douglas in 1967. [1] Its original name was Timber Farm, but was changed to Northstar-at-Tahoe when the mountain opened 52 years ago in December 1972. [2] The first ski resort amenities included 5 chairlifts.
North Star Mountain is set on the Continental Divide 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Hoosier Pass in the Mosquito Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It ranks as the 187th-highest peak in Colorado. [3] [6] The mountain is located 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest of the community of Breckenridge on land managed by Arapaho National Forest ...
Company. City of Grass Valley. The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush. [1] In 1898, the largest Pelton wheel for its time was built for the mine.
North Star Mountain 13,614' North Table Mountain 6,555' Notch Mountain 13,243' Organ Mountain 13,032' Otis Peak 12,486' Ouray Peak 12,963' Pacific Peak 13,957' Pagoda Mountain 13,497' Paiute Peak 13,088' Palmyra Peak 13,319' Park Cone 12,106' Parkview Mountain 12,301' – highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range; Parry Peak 13,397' Pawnee Peak ...
1. Snowfall. 495 in (1,260 cm) Snowmaking. 11 of 13 lifts. Website. www .palisadestahoe .com. Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California. Near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe, it offers 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of skiable terrain, 13 different lifts, and a vertical drop of 1,802 feet (549 m).