Bon Homme Mine
Bon Homme Mine is a quarry in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,093 feet. Bon Homme Mine is situated nearby to Handies Peak, as well as near the locality Animas Forks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Handies Peak.
Handies Peak
Peak
Photo: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles southwest by west of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Handies Peak is situated 2½ miles south of Bon Homme Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Capitol City.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 4 miles west of Bon Homme Mine.
Capitol City
Locality
Photo: robert thigpen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capitol City is an extinct silver mining town located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Founded as Galena City in 1877, the townsite is located on the Alpine Loop National Scenic Back Country Byway. Capitol City is situated 4½ miles northeast of Bon Homme Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 6 miles southwest of Bon Homme Mine.
Bon Homme Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.94583° or 37° 56′ 45″ northLongitude
-107.50034° or 107° 30′ 1″ westElevation
11,093 feet (3,381 metres)Open location code
859JWFWX+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177755OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Bon Homme Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bon Homme Mine”
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