Forest King Mine
The Forest King was a giant sequoia in Nelder Grove, California, that was felled in 1870 and prepared for exhibition. A section of the trunk was transported to Stockton, California, and later toured cities including Chicago, Cincinnati, and New York City.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Forest King”
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platoro.
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Forest King Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Conejos, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.35195° or 37° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
-106.5317° or 106° 31′ 54″ west
Elevation
9,843 feet (3,000 metres)
Open location code
859M9F29+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Forest King Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forest King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Forest King Mine”
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