Black Warrior Mine
Black Warrior Mine is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,047 feet. Black Warrior Mine is situated nearby to the village Ophir, as well as near Mountain Village.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
Power station
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hydro-electric plants ever constructed. Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant is situated 1½ miles southwest of Black Warrior Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 2 miles southeast of Black Warrior Mine.
Mountain Village
Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 4 miles north of Black Warrior Mine.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Black Warrior Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.87583° or 37° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
-107.85534° or 107° 51′ 19″ westElevation
11,047 feet (3,367 metres)Open location code
859JV4GV+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164005OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Black Warrior Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Warrior Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Black Warrior Mine”
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