Golconda Mine
Golconda Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 13,471 feet. Golconda Mine is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5423173
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 2½ miles southwest of Golconda 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 5 miles south of Golconda Mine.
Capitol City
Locality
Photo: robert thigpen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capitol City is an extinct silver mining town located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Founded as Galena City in 1877, the townsite is located on the Alpine Loop National Scenic Back Country Byway. Capitol City is situated 5 miles northeast of Golconda Mine.
Golconda Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.95361° or 37° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-107.53867° or 107° 32′ 19″ westElevation
13,471 feet (4,106 metres)Open location code
859JXF36+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177644OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Golconda Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Golconda Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Golconda Mine”
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