Independence Mine
Independence Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,539 feet. Independence Mine is situated nearby to Emery Peak, 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 of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emery Peak.
Emery Peak
Peak
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Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Emery Peak is situated 2 miles southwest of Independence Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
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 2½ miles northeast of Independence 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 3 miles southeast of Independence Mine.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 4 miles southeast of Independence Mine.
Independence Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.91027° or 37° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
-107.60367° or 107° 36′ 13″ westElevation
12,539 feet (3,822 metres)Open location code
859JW96W+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177725OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Independence Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Independence Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Independence Mine”
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