Benedict Pit
Benedict Pit is a quarry in Pitkin, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,048 feet. Benedict Pit is situated nearby to Ute Cemetery.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ute Cemetery and Aspen Art Museum.
Ute Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ute Cemetery, known as Evergreen Cemetery in the 19th century, is located on Ute Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is a small, overgrown parcel with approximately 200 burials. Ute Cemetery is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Benedict Pit.
Aspen Art Museum
Museum
Aspen City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aspen City Hall, known in the past as Armory Hall, Fraternal Hall, is located at the intersection of South Galena Street and East Hopkins Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, United States. Aspen City Hall is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Benedict Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspen and Lenado.
Aspen
Lenado
Hamlet
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenado, Colorado, elevation 8,540 feet, is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado near Woody Creek along Woody Creek Road. Its main period of activity was in the late 19th century, due to the local lead and zinc deposits, during which time it was home to ca. Lenado is situated 5 miles northeast of Benedict Pit.
Benedict Pit
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Pitkin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.17749° or 39° 10′ 39″ northLongitude
-106.80309° or 106° 48′ 11″ westElevation
8,048 feet (2,453 metres)Open location code
85FM55GW+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369169969OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Benedict Pit”
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