Chapin Mine

Beautiful View

You might not be lucky enough to see the bats flying around but you will enjoy the beautiful scenic view at the top of the hill., in ALL seasons.

See in conjunction with museum

This is near the Cornish Pump Museum and visitors should merge the two. We spoke with a guide in the museum who explained the pit, something we actually overlooked when we drove to the museum. It is b...

To appreciate the Chapin Mine Pit, visit the Cornish Pump

This place is interesting when viewed as a historical footnote in the landscape, but there’s actually not much to hold your attention and you’re not likely to rate the Chapin Mine Pit itself as an att...

Mine remains

It can't be missed if you're driving through Iron Mountain. It splits the town in two. Not overly impressive in itself, but interesting history. There is a small park on the north east side of it adj...

Chapin Mine Cave-In pools of water

As a tourist drives north on U.S. 2, just past Iron Mountain business district, you see 2 bodies of water on each side of the highway. The highway is a causeway or bridge across this body of water. ...