Hero Mine

Hero Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 10,971 feet. Hero Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hero Mine.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Hero Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 5 miles northwest of Hero Mine.

Hero Mine

Latitude
37.90245° or 37° 54′ 9″ north
Longitude
-107.70674° or 107° 42′ 24″ west
Elevation
10,971 feet (3,344 metres)
Open location code
859JW72V+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164192
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5424878
Wiki­data ID
Q49418182
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hero Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hero Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
  • Cebuano: “Hero Mine”

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