Big Ben Claim
Big Ben Claim is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,722 feet. Big Ben Claim is situated nearby to Storm Peak, as well as near Emery Peak.- 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.
Storm Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Storm Peak is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Tower Mountain
Peak
Emery Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Emery Peak is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Ben Claim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and Ironton.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 4 miles southeast of Big Ben Claim.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 4½ miles north of Big Ben Claim.
Silverton
Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. 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
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.87444° or 37° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-107.64978° or 107° 38′ 59″ westElevation
11,722 feet (3,573 metres)Open location code
859JV9F2+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177930OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Big Ben Claim” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Ben Claim”
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