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Galena Queen Mine

Galena Queen Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,647 feet. Galena Queen Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
elevation 11,018 ft is a mountain pass in the of western in the . The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.

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 3 miles north of Galena Queen Mine.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. is situated 5 miles northwest of Galena Queen Mine.

Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in San Juan County in . Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.

Galena Queen Mine

Latitude
37.89166° or 37° 53′ 30″ north
Longitude
-107.68895° or 107° 41′ 20″ west
Elevation
11,647 feet (3,550 metres)
Open location code
859JV8R6+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177920
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5422666
Wiki­data ID
Q49413240
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In Other Languages

“Galena Queen Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Galena Queen Mine”

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