Broken Handle Mine
Broken Handle Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,319 feet. Broken Handle Mine is situated nearby to the peak Mount Edwards, as well as near Torreys Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Edwards and Torreys Peak.
Mount Edwards
Peak
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Mount Edwards is a high mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains' Front Range of North America. The 13,856-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 7.6 miles southwest of the Town of Georgetown, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. Mount Edwards is situated 1½ miles south of Broken Handle Mine.
Torreys Peak
Peak
Photo: Pimlico27, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torreys Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is one of 53 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. Torreys Peak is situated 2½ miles southwest of Broken Handle Mine.
Argentine Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: D&RG Railfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Argentine Pass, elevation 13,207 ft, is a high mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. Argentine Pass is situated 2½ miles south of Broken Handle Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver Plume and Georgetown.
Silver Plume
Village
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Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Silver Plume is situated 4 miles northeast of Broken Handle Mine.
Georgetown
Georgetown is the territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,118 at the 2020 United States census.
Broken Handle Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.65915° or 39° 39′ 33″ northLongitude
-105.7839° or 105° 47′ 2″ westElevation
11,319 feet (3,450 metres)Open location code
85FPM658+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172872OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Broken Handle Mine”
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