California Gulch
California Gulch is a valley in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,444 feet. California Gulch is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks, as well as near the hamlet Eureka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 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 3½ miles south of California Gulch.
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 5 miles west of California Gulch.
California Gulch
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 11,444 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.93055° or 37° 55′ 50″ northLongitude
-107.58617° or 107° 35′ 10″ westElevation
11,444 feet (3,488 metres)Open location code
859JWCJ7+6GGeoNames ID
5415845
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