Hesperian Mine
Hesperian Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,428 feet. Hesperian Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Ironton, as well as near the locality Animas Forks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Animas Forks.
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 3 miles west of Hesperian Mine.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3 miles east of Hesperian 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 southeast of Hesperian Mine.
Hesperian Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.92555° or 37° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
-107.62756° or 107° 37′ 39″ westElevation
12,428 feet (3,788 metres)Open location code
859JW9GC+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177764OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Hesperian Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hesperian Mine”
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