Cardiff Mine

Cardiff Mine is a quarry in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,299 feet. Cardiff Mine is situated nearby to Palmer Park, as well as near the hamlet Cimarron Hills.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mitchell High School and The Citadel.

Mitchell High School

School

Mitchell High School is the third-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, built in the 1960s. Mitchell High School is the only school in the district to feature a planetarium. Mitchell High School is situated 4,000 feet south of Cardiff Mine.

The Citadel

Shopping center

Photo: Duncan1800, Public domain.

The Citadel is a shopping mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1972, it features JCPenney, and Dillard's, as its anchor stores. The mall is owned by Namdar Realty Group and managed by Mason Asset Management. The Citadel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cardiff Mine.

Palmer Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Palmer Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located at 3650 Maizeland Road, the park is several miles northeast of the downtown area. Palmer Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Cardiff Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cimarron Hills and Papeton.

Cimarron Hills

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. Cimarron Hills is situated 2½ miles east of Cardiff Mine.

Papeton

Hamlet

Papeton, was a coal mining town, now in the area of Venetian Village, a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that is 1.4 miles west southwest of Palmer Park. It is located at 6,184 feet in elevation. Papeton is situated 3 miles west of Cardiff Mine.

Cragmor

Neighborhood

Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cragmor, first known as Cragmoor, is an area in central Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs. A coal mining site during the 19th century, the area became known as the Cragmor around the turn of the century because the Cragmor Sanatorium was located there. Cragmor is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cardiff Mine.

Cardiff Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.85938° or 38° 51′ 34″ north

Longitude

-104.74692° or 104° 44′ 49″ west

Elevation

6,299 feet (1,920 metres)

Open location code

85CQV753+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369177129

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5416129

Wikidata ID

Q49403582

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In Other Languages

“Cardiff Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cardiff Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
Cebuano: “Cardiff Mine”

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