Black Canyon Mine

Black Canyon Mine is a quarry in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,313 feet. Black Canyon Mine is situated nearby to Cave of the Winds, as well as near the waterfall Rainbow Falls.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of the Winds and Manitou Cliff Dwellings.

Cave of the Winds

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily. Cave of the Winds is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Black Canyon Mine.

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Photo: Obiwan23, Public domain.

The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction consisting of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs. Manitou Cliff Dwellings is situated 1 mile south of Black Canyon Mine.

Rainbow Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rainbow Falls is a waterfall located on Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The falls' plunge is located beneath a bridge that links Manitou Avenue to Highway 24.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manitou Springs and Garden of the Gods.

Manitou Springs

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Manitou Springs is a small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.

Garden of the Gods

Locality

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Garden of the Gods is a 1,341.3-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 862 acres of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971.

Minnehaha

Hamlet

Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha. Minnehaha is situated 3 miles southwest of Black Canyon Mine.

Black Canyon Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.87643° or 38° 52′ 35″ north

Longitude

-104.91579° or 104° 54′ 57″ west

Elevation

7,313 feet (2,229 metres)

Open location code

85CQV3GM+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369175811

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5414024

Wikidata ID

Q49400148

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In Other Languages

“Black Canyon Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Black Canyon Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, El Paso County)”
Cebuano: “Black Canyon Mine”

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