Ottowa Mine

Ottowa Mine is a quarry in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,860 feet. Ottowa Mine is situated nearby to the protected area Slumgullion Earthflow, as well as near the mountain saddle Slumgullion Pass.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Slumgullion Earthflow and Slumgullion Pass.

Slumgullion Earthflow

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Slumgullion Earthflow is a remnant of a landslide in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County, Colorado. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1983. Slumgullion Earthflow is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ottowa Mine.

Slumgullion Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Tom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slumgullion Pass is a mountain pass in southwestern Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City. The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado, but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season. Slumgullion Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Ottowa Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake City.

Lake City

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lake City is a statutory town that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Lake City is situated 4½ miles west of Ottowa Mine.

Ottowa Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.00694° or 38° 0′ 25″ north

Longitude

-107.24089° or 107° 14′ 27″ west

Elevation

11,860 feet (3,615 metres)

Open location code

85CJ2Q45+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369180219

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5433681

Wikidata ID

Q49438728

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In Other Languages

“Ottowa Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ottowa Mine”

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