Rulison Oil Shale Mine
Rulison Oil Shale Mine is a quarry in Garfield, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,068 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Garfield County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rulison and Parachute.
Rulison
Hamlet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Rulison is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. Rulison is accessible from Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 6. Rulison is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rulison Oil Shale Mine.
Parachute
Town
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Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census. The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Parachute is situated 6 miles southwest of Rulison Oil Shale Mine.
Rulison Oil Shale Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Garfield, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.51331° or 39° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-107.98063° or 107° 58′ 50″ westElevation
8,068 feet (2,459 metres)Open location code
85FJG279+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 369162383OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Rulison Oil Shale Mine”
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