Idaho Springs

Idaho Springs is a spring in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,615 feet. Idaho Springs is situated nearby to the hamlet Argo Mill, as well as near Gilson Gulch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argo Tunnel.

Argo Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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

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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 3 miles northwest of Idaho Springs.

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 4 miles north of Idaho Springs.

Idaho Springs

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.73888° or 39° 44′ 20″ north

Longitude

-105.5125° or 105° 30′ 45″ west

Elevation

7,615 feet (2,321 metres)

Open location code

85FPPFQP+HX

GeoNames ID

5425910

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