Ralston Pit
Ralston Pit is a quarry in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,512 feet. Ralston Pit is situated nearby to the peak North Table Mountain, as well as near the village Leyden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Table Mountain and Colorado Railroad Museum.
North Table Mountain
Peak
Photo: Rick Kimpel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,555-foot mesa summit is located in North Table Mountain Park, 3.4 miles north by east of downtown Golden, Colorado, United States, in Jefferson County.
Colorado Railroad Museum
Museum
The Colorado Railroad Museum is a non-profit railroad museum. The museum is located along the former Colorado and Southern Railway line on 19.5 acres at a point where Clear Creek flows between North and South Table Mountains in Golden, Colorado. Colorado Railroad Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ralston Pit.
Astor House
Historic building
Photo: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Astor House, at 822 12th St. in Golden, Colorado, is a historic stone hotel from the earliest years of Golden, Colorado, United States. It was built in 1867. Astor House is situated 2½ miles south of Ralston Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden and Leyden.
Golden
Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.
Golden is a city in the Denver Area of Colorado. It sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and distance-wise is roughly halfway between the cities of Boulder and Denver.
Leyden
Village
Leyden, Colorado, elevation 5,656 feet is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado west of Arvada at the junction of West 82nd Avenue and Quaker Street. Leyden is situated 4 miles north of Ralston Pit.
West Pleasant View
Village
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
West Pleasant View is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Pleasant View is situated 4 miles southeast of Ralston Pit.
Ralston Pit
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.7886° or 39° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
-105.20832° or 105° 12′ 30″ westElevation
6,512 feet (1,985 metres)Open location code
85FPQQQR+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172908OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Ralston Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ralston Pit”
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