Ground Hog Tunnel Mine

Ground Hog Tunnel Mine is a quarry in La Plata, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,250 feet. Ground Hog Tunnel Mine is situated nearby to the peak Hesperus Mountain, as well as near Sharkstooth Peak.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hesperus Mountain and Sharkstooth Peak.

Hesperus Mountain

Peak

Photo: Aroundwithme, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hesperus Mountain is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,237-foot thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.2 miles northeast by east of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. Hesperus Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Ground Hog Tunnel Mine.

Sharkstooth Peak

Peak

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Sharkstooth Peak is a 12,468-foot-elevation mountain summit in Montezuma County, Colorado. Sharkstooth Peak is situated 2 miles northwest of Ground Hog Tunnel Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mayday.

Mayday

Hamlet

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.

Mayday is a ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. It was named for the Mayday Mine. Mayday is situated 6 miles south of Ground Hog Tunnel Mine.

Ground Hog Tunnel Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: La Plata, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.4325° or 37° 25′ 57″ north

Longitude

-108.0573° or 108° 3′ 26″ west

Elevation

11,250 feet (3,429 metres)

Open location code

859HCWJV+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369176909

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5424002

Wikidata ID

Q49416802

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“Ground Hog Tunnel Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ground Hog Tunnel Mine”

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