Silver Bell Mine
Silver Bell Mine is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,321 feet. Silver Bell Mine is situated nearby to the village Ophir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
Power station
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hydro-electric plants ever constructed. Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Silver Bell Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 2 miles east of Silver Bell Mine.
Mountain Village
Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 5 miles north of Silver Bell Mine.
Silver Bell Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.85888° or 37° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
-107.86923° or 107° 52′ 9″ westElevation
9,321 feet (2,841 metres)Open location code
859JV45J+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 369164144OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Silver Bell Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silver Bell Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Miguel County)”
- Cebuano: “Silver Bell Mine”
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