North Chieftain Pit
North Chieftain Pit is a quarry in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,037 feet. North Chieftain Pit is situated nearby to Dinosaur Ridge, as well as near the peak Green Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dinosaur Ridge and Green Mountain.
Dinosaur Ridge
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver. Dinosaur Ridge is situated 1,600 feet west of North Chieftain Pit.
Green Mountain
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Green Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,854-foot mesa summit is located in William Frederick Hayden Park in the City of Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 4.0 miles west of the municipal center of Lakewood in Jefferson County.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Theater building
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is situated 2 miles southwest of North Chieftain Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and East Pleasant View.
Morrison
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Morrison is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is located 12 miles southeast of Denver in Jefferson County.
East Pleasant View
Locality
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
East Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. East Pleasant View is situated 3 miles northeast of North Chieftain Pit.
West Pleasant View
Village
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West Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Pleasant View is situated 3 miles north of North Chieftain Pit.
North Chieftain Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.68883° or 39° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-105.18488° or 105° 11′ 6″ westElevation
6,037 feet (1,840 metres)Open location code
85FPMRQ8+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 619910864OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“North Chieftain Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Chieftain Pit”
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