Contention Mine

Contention Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,831 feet. Contention Mine is situated nearby to the locality .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Animas Forks and Ouray.

Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of in , , United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. is situated 4 miles southeast of Contention Mine.

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is a small town in , magnificently situated in the San Juan Mountains and nicknamed "The Switzerland of America" for its scenery and outdoor recreational opportunities.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is located southwest of on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and . is situated 5 miles west of Contention Mine.

Contention Mine

Latitude
37.9825° or 37° 58′ 57″ north
Longitude
-107.60034° or 107° 36′ 1″ west
Elevation
11,831 feet (3,606 metres)
Open location code
859JX9JX+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177641
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5417844
Wiki­data ID
Q49405925
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In Other Languages

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

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