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Smuggler Mine

Quarry

Photo: bigweasel, CC BY 2.0.

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 3,600 feet southwest of Iowa Shaft.

Aspen City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aspen City Hall, known in the past as Armory Hall, Fraternal Hall, is located at the intersection of South Galena Street and East Hopkins Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, United States. Aspen City Hall is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Iowa Shaft.

Wheeler Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wheeler Opera House is located at the corner of East Hyman Avenue and South Mill Street in Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is a stone building erected during the 1890s, from a design by Willoughby J. Wheeler Opera House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Iowa Shaft.

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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.

Lenado

Hamlet

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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 3½ miles northeast of Iowa Shaft.

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