Columbus Mine
Columbus Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,237 feet. Columbus Mine is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks, as well as near the hamlet Eureka.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
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 northeastern 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 Columbus Mine.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 5 miles south of Columbus Mine.
Columbus Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.93305° or 37° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
-107.57117° or 107° 34′ 16″ westElevation
11,237 feet (3,425 metres)Open location code
859JWCMH+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164161OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Columbus Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Columbus Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Columbus Mine”
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