Eureka
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!| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Eureka, CO” and “Eureka, Colorado”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niagara Peak and Jones Mountain.
Niagara Peak
Peak
Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The 13,812-foot thirteener is located 8.9 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Niagara Peak is situated 2 miles east of Eureka.
Jones Mountain
Peak
Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot thirteener is located 9.6 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Jones Mountain is situated 2½ miles northeast of Eureka.
Dome Mountain
Peak
Dome Mountain is a 13,379-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Dome Mountain is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eureka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleton and Howardsville.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 1½ miles south of Eureka.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 3½ miles southwest of 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. Animas Forks is situated 3½ miles north of Eureka.
Eureka
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.87972° or 37° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
-107.56506° or 107° 33′ 54″ westElevation
9,862 feet (3,006 metres)Open location code
859JVCHM+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 151939075OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Eureka” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Eureka”
- Estonian: “Eureka”
- German: “Eureka”
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