Gary Owen Mine
Gary Owen Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,453 feet. Gary Owen Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Howardsville, as well as near Middleton.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and Middleton.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 2 miles northwest of Gary Owen Mine.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 2½ miles north of Gary Owen Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 4 miles north of Gary Owen Mine.
Gary Owen Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81972° or 37° 49′ 11″ northLongitude
-107.56728° or 107° 34′ 2″ westElevation
11,453 feet (3,491 metres)Open location code
859JRC9M+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 369164321OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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“Gary Owen Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gary Owen Mine”
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