Legal Tender Mine
Legal Tender Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,348 feet. Legal Tender Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Howardsville, as well as near Middleton.| 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 Hillside Cemetery.
Hillside Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Hillside Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles west of Legal Tender Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Howardsville.
Silverton
Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 2 miles northeast of Legal Tender 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 northeast of Legal Tender Mine.
Legal Tender Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81861° or 37° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
-107.62756° or 107° 37′ 39″ westElevation
10,348 feet (3,154 metres)Open location code
859JR99C+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164367OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Legal Tender Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Legal Tender Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Legal Tender Mine”
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