Black Queen Shaft
Black Queen Shaft is a quarry in Gunnison, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,515 feet. Black Queen Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet Crystal, as well as near the village Marble.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crystal Mill.
Crystal Mill
Ruins
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. It is accessible from Marble, Colorado via four-wheel drive. Crystal Mill is situated 1 mile east of Black Queen Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crystal and Marble.
Crystal
Hamlet
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Crystal is a ghost town on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains along a four-wheel-drive road 6 miles east of Marble and 20 miles northwest of Crested Butte.
Marble
Village
Photo: OneHistoryGuy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Town of Marble is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 133 at the 2020 United States census. Marble is situated 3½ miles west of Black Queen Shaft.
Black Queen Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Gunnison, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.06166° or 39° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
-107.12338° or 107° 7′ 24″ westElevation
10,515 feet (3,205 metres)Open location code
85FJ3V6G+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 369168442OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Black Queen Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Queen Shaft”
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