Rocky Mountains
Colorado
San Miguel

Canton Mine

Canton Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 9,573 feet. Canton Mine is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wasatch Mountain and Bridal Veil Falls.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Canton Mine.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2½ miles east of Canton Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Telluride and Pandora.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 2 miles northeast of Canton Mine.

Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
is a home rule municipality in , southwestern . It is located just southwest of , in the . is situated 3 miles northwest of Canton Mine.

Canton Mine

Latitude
37.90972° or 37° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
-107.80951° or 107° 48′ 34″ west
Elevation
9,573 feet (2,918 metres)
Open location code
859JW55R+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369176665
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5416023
Wiki­data ID
Q49403394
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In Other Languages

“Canton Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Canton Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
  • Cebuano: “Canton Mine”

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