Ripley, Michigan | |
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| Coordinates: 47°07′36″N 88°33′13″W / 47.12667°N 88.55361°W / 47.12667; -88.55361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Township | Franklin |
| Elevation [1] | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49930 (Hancock) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 635948[1] |
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.
A ski hill called Mont Ripley is located in Ripley. The now-closed Quincy Smelting Works, formerly operated by the Quincy Mine, is also located in Ripley.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripley, Michigan
- ^ "Keweenaw Digital Archives - Michigan's Copper Country in Photographs". Michigan Technological University. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.
External links
- View of Ripley from Houghton
- View of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Portage Lake from Ripley
