Harpoon Mine
Harpoon Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,766 feet. Harpoon Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Nevadaville.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
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The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 1 mile south of Harpoon Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.
Idaho Springs
Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 2 miles northwest of Harpoon Mine.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 3 miles northwest of Harpoon Mine.
Harpoon Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.75804° or 39° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
-105.50889° or 105° 30′ 32″ westElevation
8,766 feet (2,672 metres)Open location code
85FPQF5R+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 369173088OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Harpoon Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harpoon Mine”
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