Beaver Brook

Beaver Brook is a stream in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,241 feet. Beaver Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Blue Valley, as well as near Argo Mill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argo Tunnel.

Argo Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 1½ miles north of Beaver Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.

Idaho Springs

Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.

Russell Gulch

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 4½ miles north of Beaver Brook.

Nevadaville

Hamlet

Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 5 miles north of Beaver Brook.

Beaver Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.71888° or 39° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

-105.50639° or 105° 30′ 23″ west

Elevation

8,241 feet (2,512 metres)

Open location code

85FPPF9V+HC

GeoNames ID

5413157

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