Big Ben Claim

Big Ben Claim is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,722 feet. Big Ben Claim is situated nearby to , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Storm Peak and Tower Mountain.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
, elevation 13,558 ft, is a summit located northeast of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Ben Claim.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States. is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Ben Claim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howardsville and Ironton.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, along the at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of , and is on the same road as the ghost towns of and . is situated 4 miles southeast of Big Ben Claim.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 4½ miles north of Big Ben Claim.

Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in San Juan County in . Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.

Big Ben Claim

Latitude
37.87444° or 37° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
-107.64978° or 107° 38′ 59″ west
Elevation
11,722 feet (3,573 metres)
Open location code
859JV9F2+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177930
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5413638
Wiki­data ID
Q49399532
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In Other Languages

“Big Ben Claim” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Ben Claim”

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