King Solomon Mine

King Solomon Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 10,495 feet. King Solomon Mine is situated near the mountain saddle , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tenderfoot Pass and Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
is a mountain pass northeast of that reaches a peak elevation of 10,200 feet. is situated 1½ miles northwest of King Solomon Mine.

School
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
is a high school in , United States, also serving the city of . It is the sole high school in the Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1. is situated 2½ miles west of King Solomon Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goldfield and Cripple Creek.

Hamlet
Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by , , United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2 miles southeast of King Solomon Mine.

Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0.
is a small town in . It is a town steeped in gold mining history, still very much in evidence from the old mine ruins dotted about everywhere.

Village
Photo: Morganluver1, Public domain.
The City of is a Statutory City in , , United States. Gold was discovered in in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. is situated 2 miles south of King Solomon Mine.

King Solomon Mine

Latitude
38.74249° or 38° 44′ 33″ north
Longitude
-105.1422° or 105° 8′ 32″ west
Elevation
10,495 feet (3,199 metres)
Open location code
85CPPVR5+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369176029
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5427387
Wiki­data ID
Q49423875
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In Other Languages

“King Solomon Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “King Solomon Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Teller County)”
  • Cebuano: “King Solomon Mine”

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