Dog Pound Pit

Dog Pound Pit is a mine in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,509 feet. Dog Pound Pit is situated nearby to the locality East Pleasant View, as well as near the village West Pleasant View.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colorado Railroad Museum and Wheat Ridge/Ward station.

Colorado Railroad Museum

Museum

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The Colorado Railroad Museum is a non-profit railroad museum. The museum is located along the former Colorado and Southern Railway line on 19.5 acres at a point where Clear Creek flows between North and South Table Mountains in Golden, Colorado. Colorado Railroad Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Dog Pound Pit.

Wheat Ridge/Ward station

Railway station

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Wheat Ridge/Ward station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the G Line in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The station opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line. Wheat Ridge/Ward station is situated 2 miles northeast of Dog Pound Pit.

Oak station

Railway station

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Oak station is a light rail station on the W Line of the RTD rail system. It is located within the Lakewood Industrial Park, near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Oak Street, in Lakewood, Colorado. Oak station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Dog Pound Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Pleasant View and West Pleasant View.

East Pleasant View

Locality

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East Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. East Pleasant View is situated 2½ miles south of Dog Pound Pit.

West Pleasant View

Village

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West Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Pleasant View is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dog Pound Pit.

Golden

Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.

Golden is a city in the Denver Area of Colorado. It sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and distance-wise is roughly halfway between the cities of Boulder and Denver.

Dog Pound Pit

Type: Mine
Description: mine in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
Category: industry
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.76332° or 39° 45′ 48″ north

Longitude

-105.14999° or 105° 9′ west

Elevation

5,509 feet (1,679 metres)

Open location code

85FPQV72+82

GeoNames ID

5419731

Wikidata ID

Q49408532

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Cebuano: “Dog Pound Pit”

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