Porcupine Mine
Porcupine Mine is a quarry in Teller, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,643 feet. Porcupine Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Goldfield, as well as near the village Victor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tenderfoot Pass.
Tenderfoot Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Tenderfoot Pass is a mountain pass northeast of Cripple Creek that reaches a peak elevation of 10,200 feet. Tenderfoot Pass is situated 2½ miles northwest of Porcupine Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goldfield and Victor.
Goldfield
Hamlet
Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
Goldfield is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Victor
Village
Photo: Morganluver1, Public domain.
The City of Victor is a Statutory City in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. Victor is situated 1½ miles south of Porcupine Mine.
Cripple Creek
Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0.
Cripple Creek is a small town in Colorado. It is a town steeped in gold mining history, still very much in evidence from the old mine ruins dotted about everywhere.
Porcupine Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Teller, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.73249° or 38° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-105.13804° or 105° 8′ 17″ westElevation
10,643 feet (3,244 metres)Open location code
85CPPVJ6+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369176176OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Porcupine Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porcupine Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Teller County)”
- Cebuano: “Porcupine Mine”
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