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.

Photo: Cornellrockey, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Quarry
Description: former copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona
Also known as: “Copper Dog” and “Pearl”
Address: AZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Evergreen Cemetery and Copper Queen Hotel.

Evergreen Cemetery

Cemetery

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Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Bisbee, Arizona… 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. 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. 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.

Bakerville

Quarter

Bisbee is a city in and the county seat of Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States.

Bisbee

Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bisbee is a town in Southeast Arizona, and the county seat for Cochise County.

Lavender Pit

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

31.43267° or 31° 25′ 58″ north

Longitude

-109.90043° or 109° 54′ 2″ west

Elevation

4,941 feet (1,506 metres)

Open location code

853GC3MX+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369089606

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5301633

Wikidata ID

Q6502537

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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: “Mina Lavender”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Galena and Briggs.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Harrison M. Lavender and Bisbee Breakfast Club.

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