Big Giant Mine
Big Giant Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,591 feet. Big Giant Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Howardsville, as well as near Middleton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and Silverton.
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 2 miles north of Big Giant Mine.
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.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 3½ miles northeast of Big Giant Mine.
Big Giant Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81139° or 37° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
-107.60534° or 107° 36′ 19″ westElevation
11,591 feet (3,533 metres)Open location code
859JR96V+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164334OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Big Giant Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Giant Mine”
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