Porphyry Gulch

Porphyry Gulch is a valley in , and has an elevation of 10,597 feet. Porphyry Gulch is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 4 miles northeast of Porphyry Gulch.

Locality
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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. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Porphyry Gulch.

Hamlet
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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. is situated 5 miles northwest of Porphyry Gulch.

Porphyry Gulch

Latitude
37.88305° or 37° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
-107.72173° or 107° 43′ 18″ west
Elevation
10,597 feet (3,230 metres)
Open location code
859JV7MH+68
Geo­Names ID
5435125
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