Caledonia Mine
Caledonia Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,329 feet. Caledonia Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Eureka, as well as near Niagara Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Peak and Jones Mountain.
Niagara Peak
Peak
Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The 13,812-foot thirteener is located 8.9 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Niagara Peak is situated 1½ miles north of Caledonia Mine.
Jones Mountain
Peak
Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot thirteener is located 9.6 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Jones Mountain is situated 2½ miles northeast of Caledonia Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eureka and Middleton.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in 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!
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Caledonia Mine.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 3½ miles southwest of Caledonia Mine.
Caledonia Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.86694° or 37° 52′ 1″ northLongitude
-107.54478° or 107° 32′ 41″ westElevation
11,329 feet (3,453 metres)Open location code
859JVF84+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 369164361OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Caledonia Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caledonia Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Caledonia Mine”
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