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Ben Franklin Mine

Ben Franklin Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 12,031 feet. Ben Franklin Mine is situated nearby to , as well as near the peak .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5413428
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emery Peak and Dome Mountain.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States.

Peak
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is a 13,379-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles south of Ben Franklin Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eureka and Animas Forks.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an extinct mining town in , , United States, along the , between and . The town derives its name from the Greek interjection ! is situated 3 miles east of Ben Franklin Mine.

Locality
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is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of in , , United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ben Franklin Mine.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ben Franklin Mine.

Ben Franklin Mine

Latitude
37.89444° or 37° 53′ 40″ north
Longitude
-107.61451° or 107° 36′ 52″ west
Elevation
12,031 feet (3,667 metres)
Open location code
859JV9VP+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177691
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5413428
Wiki­data ID
Q49399234
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In Other Languages

“Ben Franklin Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ben Franklin Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, lat 37,89, long -107,61)”
  • Cebuano: “Ben Franklin Mine”

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