Minnie Gulch

Minnie Gulch is a valley in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,600 feet. Minnie Gulch is situated nearby to the locality Ophir Loop, as well as near Ames.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lizard Head Pass.

Lizard Head Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.

Lizard Head Pass, elevation 10,222 feet, is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, on the border between Dolores and San Miguel counties. Lizard Head Pass is situated 2 miles southwest of Minnie Gulch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir.

Ophir

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 3 miles northeast of Minnie Gulch.

Minnie Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 9,600 feet
Category: landform
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.83361° or 37° 50′ 1″ north

Longitude

-107.8809° or 107° 52′ 51″ west

Elevation

9,600 feet (2,926 metres)

Open location code

859JR4M9+CJ

GeoNames ID

5431411

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