Gold King Mine
Gold King Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,633 feet. Gold King Mine is situated nearby to Emery Peak, as well as near Storm Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5423250
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emery Peak and Storm Peak.
Emery Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Storm Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Storm Peak is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Storm Peak is situated 2 miles south of Gold King Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Eureka.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 3½ miles northwest of Gold King 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 4½ miles east of Gold King Mine.
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 5 miles southeast of Gold King Mine.
Gold King Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.89055° or 37° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-107.64839° or 107° 38′ 54″ westElevation
10,633 feet (3,241 metres)Open location code
859JV9R2+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164182OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Gold King Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gold King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County, lat 37,89, long -107,65)”
- Cebuano: “Gold King Mine”
- Slovenian: “Gold King Mine”
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