The Smuggler Mine is located on the slopes of Smuggler Mountain, on the north edge of Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest operating silver mine in the Aspen mining district, and one of the few still operating from Aspen's early boom years. Smuggler Mine is situated 2½ miles southwest of Homestead Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenado and Aspen.

Lenado

Hamlet

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenado, Colorado, elevation 8,540 feet, is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado near Woody Creek along Woody Creek Road. Its main period of activity was in the late 19th century, due to the local lead and zinc deposits, during which time it was home to ca. Lenado is situated 2 miles north of Homestead Mine.

Aspen

Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0.

Aspen is a ski resort in the state of Colorado in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America. Its little sister is Snowmass Village, which is about 10 miles from downtown Aspen.

Homestead Mine

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

39.21638° or 39° 12′ 59″ north

Longitude

-106.77504° or 106° 46′ 30″ west

Elevation

9,446 feet (2,879 metres)

Open location code

85FM668F+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369169916

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5425316

Wikidata ID

Q49418969

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In Other Languages

“Homestead Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Homestead Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Pitkin County)”
Cebuano: “Homestead Mine”

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