Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Ouray

Silver Chief Mine

Silver Chief Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 10,075 feet. Silver Chief Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the peak .
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  • 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.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in , , United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Silver Chief Mine.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2½ miles east of Silver Chief Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Telluride and Pandora.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 2 miles northeast of Silver Chief Mine.

Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
is a home rule municipality in , southwestern . It is located just southwest of , in the . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Silver Chief Mine.

Silver Chief Mine

Latitude
37.91666° or 37° 55′ north
Longitude
-107.81145° or 107° 48′ 41″ west
Elevation
10,075 feet (3,071 metres)
Open location code
859JW58Q+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369176720
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5438726
Wiki­data ID
Q49448525
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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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