Ajax Mine

Ajax Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 12,749 feet. Ajax Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5411449
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imogene Pass and Bridal Veil Falls.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in .

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2 miles west of Ajax Mine.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ajax Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 2½ miles west of Ajax Mine.

Hamlet
is a tiny unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies between the present towns of and . is west of and reached by CO Road 361. is situated 3 miles north of Ajax Mine.

Ajax Mine

Latitude
37.92833° or 37° 55′ 42″ north
Longitude
-107.73812° or 107° 44′ 17″ west
Elevation
12,749 feet (3,886 metres)
Open location code
859JW7H6+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177660
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5411449
Wiki­data ID
Q49396180
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In Other Languages

“Ajax Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ajax Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Miguel County, lat 37,93, long -107,74)”
  • Cebuano: “Ajax Mine”

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