Kibbe Shaft Mine

Kibbe Shaft Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 12,858 feet. Kibbe Shaft Mine is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the mountain saddle .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imogene Pass and Bridal Veil Falls.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in .

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2 miles southwest of Kibbe Shaft Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Camp Bird.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States.

Hamlet
is a tiny unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies between the present towns of and . is west of and reached by CO Road 361. is situated 2 miles northeast of Kibbe Shaft Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 2½ miles west of Kibbe Shaft Mine.

Kibbe Shaft Mine

Latitude
37.94527° or 37° 56′ 43″ north
Longitude
-107.74617° or 107° 44′ 46″ west
Elevation
12,858 feet (3,919 metres)
Open location code
859JW7W3+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177656
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5427315
Wiki­data ID
Q49423528
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In Other Languages

“Kibbe Shaft Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kibbe Shaft Mine”

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