Rio Grande Shaft Mine
Rio Grande Shaft Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,314 feet. Rio Grande Shaft Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Nevadaville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell Gulch and Nevadaville.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 1½ miles north of Rio Grande Shaft Mine.
Idaho Springs
Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.
Rio Grande Shaft Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.77054° or 39° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
-105.53944° or 105° 32′ 22″ westElevation
9,314 feet (2,839 metres)Open location code
85FPQFC6+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 369169761OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Rio Grande Shaft Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rio Grande Shaft Mine”
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