Copper King Mine
Copper King Mine is a quarry in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,083 feet. Copper King Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Red Mountain Pass, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.
Red Mountain Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
Red Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 2 miles northeast of Copper King Mine.
Tomboy
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 4 miles northwest of Copper King Mine.
Camp Bird
Hamlet
Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361. Camp Bird is situated 5 miles north of Copper King Mine.
Copper King Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.90583° or 37° 54′ 21″ northLongitude
-107.69978° or 107° 41′ 59″ westElevation
11,083 feet (3,378 metres)Open location code
859JW842+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177842OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Copper King Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Copper King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Ouray County)”
- Cebuano: “Copper King Mine”
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