Bear Canyon Mine
Bear Canyon Mine is a quarry in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,578 feet. Bear Canyon Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Jansen, as well as near the locality Drop City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5412988
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trinidad State College and Trinidad station.
Trinidad State College
College
Trinidad State College is a public community college in Trinidad, Colorado. It was founded in 1925, making it the first community college in the state of Colorado. Trinidad State College is situated 2 miles east of Bear Canyon Mine.
Trinidad station
Railway station
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were. Trinidad station is situated 2½ miles east of Bear Canyon Mine.
Zion’s German Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zion's German Lutheran Church is a historic church at 510 Pine Street in Trinidad, Colorado. It was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register in 2006. Zion’s German Lutheran Church is situated 2 miles east of Bear Canyon Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jansen and Trinidad.
Jansen
Hamlet
Jansen is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Jansen CDP was 101 at the United States Census 2020. Jansen is situated 2½ miles south of Bear Canyon Mine.
Trinidad
Photo: Ori.livneh, Public domain.
Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.
Drop City
Locality
Photo: Richertc, Public domain.
Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune". Drop City is situated 4½ miles northeast of Bear Canyon Mine.
Bear Canyon Mine
- Categories: mine, historic site, and industry
- Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.18252° or 37° 10′ 57″ northLongitude
-104.54999° or 104° 32′ 60″ westElevation
6,578 feet (2,005 metres)Open location code
859Q5FM2+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 369178542OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Bear Canyon Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Canyon Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Las Animas County, lat 37,18, long -104,55)”
- Cebuano: “Bear Canyon Mine”
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