Fairmount Mine

Fairmount Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 8,504 feet. Fairmount Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argo Tunnel.

Adit
Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.
The is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at , US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fairmount Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.

Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a city of 1800 people in the of . It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.

Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in , , United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. is situated 2 miles north of Fairmount Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an extinct gold-mining town in , , United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. is situated 3 miles north of Fairmount Mine.

Fairmount Mine

Latitude
39.7536° or 39° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
-105.53528° or 105° 32′ 7″ west
Elevation
8,504 feet (2,592 metres)
Open location code
85FPQF37+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369173144
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5421505
Wiki­data ID
Q49411380
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In Other Languages

“Fairmount Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fairmount Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Clear Creek County)”
  • Cebuano: “Fairmount Mine”

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