Silver Chief Mine
Silver Chief Mine is a quarry in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,075 feet. Silver Chief Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Pandora, as well as near the peak Wasatch Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wasatch Mountain and Bridal Veil Falls.
Wasatch Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Wasatch Mountain is situated 2 miles southeast of Silver Chief Mine.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2½ miles east of Silver Chief Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telluride and Pandora.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Pandora
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. Pandora is situated 2 miles northeast of Silver Chief 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 2½ miles northwest of Silver Chief Mine.
Silver Chief Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.91666° or 37° 55′ northLongitude
-107.81145° or 107° 48′ 41″ westElevation
10,075 feet (3,071 metres)Open location code
859JW58Q+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369176720OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Silver Chief Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silver Chief Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Silver Chief Mine”
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