Mystery Shaft Mine
Mystery Shaft Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,114 feet. Mystery Shaft Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
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The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 1½ miles south of Mystery Shaft Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.
Idaho Springs
Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 2 miles northwest of Mystery Shaft Mine.
Black Hawk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Hawk is a city in Gilpin County in Colorado's Front Range. Also known as "The City of Mills". It is a popular destination because casino gambling is legal.
Mystery Shaft Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.76721° or 39° 46′ 2″ northLongitude
-105.505° or 105° 30′ 18″ westElevation
9,114 feet (2,778 metres)Open location code
85FPQF8W+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 369173310OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Mystery Shaft Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mystery Shaft Mine”
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