Silver Spruce Mill
Silver Spruce Mill is in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,592 feet. Silver Spruce Mill is situated nearby to the adit Argo Tunnel, as well as near the hamlet Russell Gulch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
Adit
The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Silver Spruce Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.
Idaho Springs
Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
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Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 3½ miles northwest of Silver Spruce Mill.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 4 miles northwest of Silver Spruce Mill.
Silver Spruce Mill
Latitude
39.73971° or 39° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
-105.49833° or 105° 29′ 54″ westElevation
7,592 feet (2,314 metres)Open location code
85FPPGQ2+VMGeoNames ID
5438851
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