Atlas Mine

Atlas Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,306 feet. Atlas Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the peak .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teakettle Mountain and Gilpin Peak.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
, elevation 13,825 ft, is a summit in the Sneffels Range of southwest . The peak is west of in the Uncompahgre National Forest. is situated 2 miles north of Atlas Mine.

Peak
Photo: Greg Willis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the of . The 13,700-foot thirteener is located in the of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles north-northeast of the , , United States, on the drainage divide between and . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Atlas Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Bird and Tomboy.

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.

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. is situated 2½ miles south of Atlas 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 southwest of Atlas Mine.

Atlas Mine

Latitude
37.97111° or 37° 58′ 16″ north
Longitude
-107.75562° or 107° 45′ 20″ west
Elevation
11,306 feet (3,446 metres)
Open location code
859JX6CV+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164077
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5412319
Wiki­data ID
Q49397846
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In Other Languages

“Atlas Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Atlas Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Ouray County)”
  • Cebuano: “Atlas Mine”

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