Skyrocket Mine
Skyrocket Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,215 feet. Skyrocket Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Dumont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
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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 2 miles east of Skyrocket Mine.
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
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 miles north of Skyrocket Mine.
Dumont
Hamlet
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Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436. Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place. Dumont is situated 3½ miles northwest of Skyrocket Mine.
Skyrocket Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.73804° or 39° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
-105.54528° or 105° 32′ 43″ westElevation
8,215 feet (2,504 metres)Open location code
85FPPFQ3+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 369175090OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Skyrocket Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skyrocket Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Skyrocket Mine”
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