Chicago Tunnel

Chicago Tunnel is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 12,241 feet. Chicago Tunnel is situated nearby to the mountain saddle , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imogene Pass.

Mountain saddle
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is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Camp Bird.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States.

Hamlet
is a tiny unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies between the present towns of and . is west of and reached by CO Road 361. is situated 1½ miles north of Chicago Tunnel.

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 3 miles west of Chicago Tunnel.

Chicago Tunnel

Latitude
37.94722° or 37° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
-107.73784° or 107° 44′ 16″ west
Elevation
12,241 feet (3,731 metres)
Open location code
859JW7W6+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164280
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5416873
Wiki­data ID
Q49404472
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

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