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San Miguel

Silver King Mine

Silver King Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 11,926 feet. Silver King Mine is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • 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.

Power station
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , constructed in 1890 near , 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. is situated 2½ miles west of Silver King Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in , , United States. It is located two miles from the , the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose.

Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
is a home rule municipality in , southwestern . It is located just southwest of , in the . is situated 4 miles north of Silver King Mine.

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.

Silver King Mine

Latitude
37.87611° or 37° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
-107.84034° or 107° 50′ 25″ west
Elevation
11,926 feet (3,635 metres)
Open location code
859JV5G5+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369164007
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5438802
Wiki­data ID
Q49448761
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In Other Languages

“Silver King Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Silver King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Miguel County)”
  • Cebuano: “Silver King Mine”

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