Atlas Mine
Atlas Mine is a quarry in Dolores, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,905 feet. Atlas Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Lizard Head Pass, as well as near the village Ophir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Dolores County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant and Lizard Head Pass.
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
Power station
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hydro-electric plants ever constructed. Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant is situated 1½ miles north of Atlas Mine.
Lizard Head Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Lizard Head Pass, elevation 10,222 feet, is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, on the border between Dolores and San Miguel counties. Lizard Head Pass is situated 2½ miles southwest of Atlas Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 3½ miles east of Atlas Mine.
Atlas Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Dolores, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.84222° or 37° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
-107.89201° or 107° 53′ 31″ westElevation
9,905 feet (3,019 metres)Open location code
859JR4R5+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177752OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Atlas Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Atlas Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Dolores County)”
- Cebuano: “Atlas Mine”
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