Burrows Creek
Burrows Creek is a stream in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,617 feet. Burrows Creek is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
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.
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 4½ miles south of Burrows Creek.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 6 miles west of Burrows Creek.
Burrows Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.94555° or 37° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
-107.57478° or 107° 34′ 29″ westElevation
11,617 feet (3,541 metres)Open location code
859JWCWG+63GeoNames ID
5415602
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