Cuchara Canyon Mine

Cuchara Canyon Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 6,316 feet. Cuchara Canyon Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail and Lathrop State Park.

Courthouse
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The Huerfano County Courthouse and Old Walsenburg Jail now the Walsenburg Mining Museum, are historic buildings in in Huerfano County. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cuchara Canyon Mine.

Protected area
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is a Colorado state park located 3 miles west of . The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cuchara Canyon Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pictou and Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Locality
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Northlands is a neighborhood of the , , United States. Northlands was known as the unincorporated community of Farista, Colorado, before its 2008 annexation into the City of Walsenburg. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cuchara Canyon Mine.

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is the county seat of Huerfano County, , USA. Once called "La Plaza de los Leones," sits at an altitude of 6,171 feet above sea level on the geological border between Colorado's to the east and the to the west.

Cuchara Canyon Mine

Latitude
37.63501° or 37° 38′ 6″ north
Longitude
-104.8111° or 104° 48′ 40″ west
Elevation
6,316 feet (1,925 metres)
Open location code
859QJ5PQ+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369178625
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5418759
Wiki­data ID
Q49407094
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In Other Languages

“Cuchara Canyon Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cuchara Canyon Mine”

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