Griffith Tunnel

Griffith Tunnel is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,583 feet. Griffith Tunnel is situated nearby to the village Silver Plume, as well as near Empire.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ore Processing Mill and Dam.

Ore Processing Mill and Dam

Building

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Ore Processing Mill and Dam is a building, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Griffith Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Silver Plume.

Georgetown

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Georgetown is the territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,118 at the 2020 United States census.

Silver Plume

Village

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Silver Plume is a statutory town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Silver Plume is situated 2 miles southwest of Griffith Tunnel.

The historic Town of Empire is a statutory town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 345 at the 2020 United States census, a +22.34% increase since the 2010 United States census. Empire is situated 3½ miles north of Griffith Tunnel.

Griffith Tunnel

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.71249° or 39° 42′ 45″ north

Longitude

-105.69223° or 105° 41′ 32″ west

Elevation

8,583 feet (2,616 metres)

Open location code

85FPP865+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369163374

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5423948

Wikidata ID

Q49416736

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In Other Languages

“Griffith Tunnel” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Griffith Tunnel”

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