Brockway Mountain Drive
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Brockway Mountain Drive is a 9.5 mile scenic highway in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan just west of Copper Harbor. Access to the road is gained from M-26 from either Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east. The drive runs along a cliff on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to a height of 1,328 feet above sea level, 726 feet above the surface of Lake Superior.[1] This is the highest road above sea level in the U.S. between the Rocky Mountains and Allegheny Mountains.[2] Several turnouts along the route allow for views of Copper Harbor, Lake Superior, and undeveloped woodland. The road was constructed by the Works Project Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, and has been recognized for its scenic nature.[3][4][5]
This is a side trip from the Copper Country Trail, a National Scenic Byway.
References
- ^ Brockway Mountain Drive Web Tour. URL Accessed October 26, 2006.
- ^ Roger E. Storm, Susan M. Wedzel, Hiking Michigan, Human Kinetics Publishers, 1997, p. 35
- ^ National Scenic Byways Program, Brockway Mountain Drive, MI, accessed October 2007
- ^ Damon Stetson, New York Times, Circling Michigan's Scenic Upper Peninsula, July 29, 1962, p. 248: "a side trip that should not be missed is the Brockway Mountain drive"
- ^ John Gilbert, Star Tribune, Keweenaw Peninsula; Fall colors undimmed, October 6, 1996: "Brockway Mountain drive is worth the whole trip by itself, with a twisting road leading up to the crest, with panoramic views of Fall colors."