Andrus Mine

Andrus Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 12,133 feet. Andrus Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle , as well as near the waterfall .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imogene Pass and Red Mountain Pass.

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 .

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 2 miles southeast of Andrus Mine.

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 1½ miles west of Andrus Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

Locality
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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. is situated 2 miles northwest of Andrus Mine.

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 3 miles northwest of Andrus Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Andrus Mine.

Andrus Mine

Latitude
37.91027° or 37° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
-107.74117° or 107° 44′ 28″ west
Elevation
12,133 feet (3,698 metres)
Open location code
859JW765+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164237
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5411856
Wiki­data ID
Q49397143
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Andrus Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Andrus Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, San Miguel County)”
  • Cebuano: “Andrus Mine”

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