Foothills Mine
Foothills Mine is a quarry in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,906 feet. Foothills Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Idledale, as well as near the peak Mount Morrison.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5422090
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Morrison and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Mount Morrison
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Mount Morrison is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,881-foot peak is located in Red Rocks Park, 1.9 miles northwest by west of the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is located on the eastern side of the mountain.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Theater building
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is situated 2 miles east of Foothills Mine.
Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Museum
Colorado Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit in Colorado, United States founded in 2011 with a mission to promote and support Colorado’s music community. Colorado Music Hall of Fame is situated 2 miles east of Foothills Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idledale and Genesee.
Idledale
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, 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.
Genesee
Locality
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Genesee 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. Genesee is situated 2½ miles northwest of Foothills Mine.
Indian Hills
Locality
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Indian Hills is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Indian Hills is situated 2½ miles south of Foothills Mine.
Foothills Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.6611° or 39° 39′ 40″ northLongitude
-105.24499° or 105° 14′ 42″ westElevation
6,906 feet (2,105 metres)Open location code
85FPMQ64+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 369175030OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Foothills Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foothills Mine”
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