Ophir Tunnel

Ophir Tunnel is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,362 feet. Ophir Tunnel is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ophir Tunnel Mine”
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls and Imogene Pass.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2 miles south of Ophir Tunnel.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in . is situated 2 miles southeast of Ophir Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Ophir Tunnel

Latitude
37.94486° or 37° 56′ 42″ north
Longitude
-107.76479° or 107° 45′ 53″ west
Elevation
11,362 feet (3,463 metres)
Open location code
859JW6VP+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164036
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5433531
Wiki­data ID
Q49438371
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ophir Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ophir Tunnel”

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