North Star Mine
North Star Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,615 feet. North Star Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Howardsville.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5433074
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and Silverton.
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 3 miles north of North Star Mine.
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.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 4½ miles north of North Star Mine.
North Star Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.79472° or 37° 47′ 41″ northLongitude
-107.59562° or 107° 35′ 44″ westElevation
12,615 feet (3,845 metres)Open location code
859JQCV3+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177620OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“North Star Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Star Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County, lat 37,79, long -107,60)”
- Cebuano: “North Star Mine”
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