Farmer Boy Mine
Farmer Boy Mine is a quarry in Montrose, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,869 feet. Farmer Boy Mine is situated nearby to the town Nucla, as well as near Naturita.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Montrose County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5421643
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nucla and Naturita.
Nucla
Town
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Nucla is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census, down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region.
Naturita
Town
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Naturita is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 census, down from 546 in 2010. The post office in Naturita was opened on October 21, 1881, under the name "Chipeta"; the name was changed to Naturita September 15, 1882, and has used that name since then. Naturita is situated 4 miles south of Farmer Boy Mine.
Farmer Boy Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Montrose, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.27055° or 38° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
-108.54287° or 108° 32′ 34″ westElevation
5,869 feet (1,789 metres)Open location code
85CH7FC4+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177999OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Farmer Boy Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Farmer Boy Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Montrose County)”
- Cebuano: “Farmer Boy Mine”
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