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First Chance Mine

First Chance Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 10,518 feet. First Chance Mine is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5421828
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emery Peak and Storm Peak.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States. is situated 2 miles east of First Chance Mine.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States. is situated 2 miles south of First Chance Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironton and Howardsville.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 3½ miles north of First Chance Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, along the at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of , and is on the same road as the ghost towns of and . is situated 5 miles southeast of First Chance Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an extinct mining town in , , United States, along the , between and . The town derives its name from the Greek interjection ! is situated 5 miles east of First Chance Mine.

First Chance Mine

Latitude
37.88805° or 37° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
-107.65812° or 107° 39′ 29″ west
Elevation
10,518 feet (3,206 metres)
Open location code
859JV8QR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177958
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5421828
Wiki­data ID
Q49411931
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In Other Languages

“First Chance Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “First Chance Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
  • Cebuano: “First Chance Mine”

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