Root Ranch Lease Mine
Root Ranch Lease Mine is a quarry in Gilpin, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,310 feet. Root Ranch Lease Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
Adit
The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 2 miles southwest of Root Ranch Lease Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Black Hawk.
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.
Black Hawk
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Black Hawk is a city in Gilpin County in Colorado's Front Range. Also known as "The City of Mills". It is a popular destination because casino gambling is legal.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
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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. Russell Gulch is situated 3½ miles west of Root Ranch Lease Mine.
Root Ranch Lease Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Gilpin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.76166° or 39° 45′ 42″ northLongitude
-105.47583° or 105° 28′ 33″ westElevation
8,310 feet (2,533 metres)Open location code
85FPQG6F+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172550OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Root Ranch Lease Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Root Ranch Lease Mine”
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