Ross Basin Mine
Ross Basin Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,343 feet. Ross Basin Mine is situated nearby to Emery Peak, as well as near the locality Animas Forks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emery Peak.
Emery Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Ironton.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ross Basin Mine.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 3½ miles northwest of Ross Basin Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ross Basin Mine.
Ross Basin Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.90472° or 37° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-107.62451° or 107° 37′ 28″ westElevation
12,343 feet (3,762 metres)Open location code
859JW93G+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177567OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Ross Basin Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ross Basin Mine”
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