Old Kentucky Mine
Old Kentucky Mine is a quarry in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,201 feet. Old Kentucky Mine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Red Mountain Pass, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.
Red Mountain Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
Red Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 1½ miles north of Old Kentucky Mine.
Tomboy
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 4 miles northwest of Old Kentucky Mine.
Camp Bird
Hamlet
Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361. Camp Bird is situated 4½ miles northwest of Old Kentucky Mine.
Old Kentucky Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.91027° or 37° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
-107.69117° or 107° 41′ 28″ westElevation
11,201 feet (3,414 metres)Open location code
859JW865+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177911OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Old Kentucky Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Old Kentucky Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Ouray County)”
- Cebuano: “Old Kentucky Mine”
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