Lavender Pit
The Lavender Pit is a former open pit copper mine near Bisbee in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It is located near the famous Copper Queen Mine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarry
- Description: former copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona
- Also known as: “Copper Dog”, “Lavender Open Pit Mine”, and “Pearl”
- Address: AZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Evergreen Cemetery and Copper Queen Hotel.
Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery
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Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Bisbee, Arizona, located in the Lowell area of the city, along old U.S. Highway 80. It is also known as the Lowell Cemetery. Evergreen Cemetery is situated 3,300 feet east of Lavender Pit.
Copper Queen Hotel
Hotel
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The Copper Queen Hotel is a historic hotel located in Bisbee, Arizona. Holding the distinction of being Arizona's longest continuously operated hotel, the Copper Queen was constructed from 1898 to 1902 by the Phelps Dodge Corporation to serve as lodging for investors and dignitaries visiting its nearby copper mine. Copper Queen Hotel is situated 1 mile northwest of Lavender Pit.
Warren Ballpark
Stadium
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Warren Ballpark is a baseball stadium located in Bisbee, Arizona. The ballpark was recently home to the Tucson Saguaros of the Pecos League and the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings of the independent Arizona–Mexico League The Stadium was built in 1909 by the… Warren Ballpark is situated 2 miles southeast of Lavender Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lowell and Bakerville.
Lowell
Quarter
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Lowell is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It was incorporated into Bisbee in the early 1900s. Originally a residential town, it was later settled by many miners from countries such as Finland, Serbia and Montenegro working in the Lavender Pit mine located there.
Bakerville
Quarter
Bisbee is a city in and the county seat of Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 4,923, down from 5,575 in the 2010 census.
Bisbee
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Bisbee is a town in Southeast Arizona, and the county seat for Cochise County. This former mining town has reinvented itself as an artist community, and it now attracts tourists for its vibrant cultural scene and well-preserved architecture.
Lavender Pit
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.43267° or 31° 25′ 58″ northLongitude
-109.90043° or 109° 54′ 2″ westElevation
4,941 feet (1,506 metres)Open location code
853GC3MX+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 369089606OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lavender Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lavender Open Pit Mine”
- French: “mine de Lavender”
- French: “Mine de Lavender”
- Russian: “Лавандер-Пит”
- Spanish: “Lavender Pit”
- Spanish: “Mina Lavender”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lavender Pit”. Photo: Cornellrockey, CC BY-SA 2.5.