Mary Murphy Mine
The Mary Murphy Mine was the principal gold mine of the Chalk Creek mining district of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, near St. Elmo, Colorado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mary Murphy Mining Complex”
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Elmo and Alpine.
Saint Elmo
Hamlet
Photo: Dk4hb, Public domain.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet. Saint Elmo is situated 2½ miles north of Mary Murphy Mine.
Alpine
Hamlet
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904. Alpine is situated 4½ miles northeast of Mary Murphy Mine.
Mary Murphy Mine
- Categories: ghost town, mine, and industry
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.66805° or 38° 40′ 5″ northLongitude
-106.34947° or 106° 20′ 58″ westElevation
12,175 feet (3,711 metres)Open location code
85CMMM92+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 369165176OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Mary Murphy Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mary Murphy Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, lat 38,67, long -106,35)”
- Cebuano: “Mary Murphy Mine”
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