Smuggler Mine

The Smuggler Mine is located on the slopes of Smuggler Mountain, on the north edge of Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest operating silver mine in the Aspen mining district, and one of the few still operating from Aspen's early boom years.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aspen City Hall and Aspen Art Museum.

Aspen City Hall

Town hall

Aspen City Hall

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Aspen City Hall, known in the past as Armory Hall… Aspen City Hall is situated 3,300 feet west of Smuggler Mine.

Aspen Art Museum

Museum

Aspen Art Museum

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Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum… Aspen Art Museum is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Smuggler Mine.

Wheeler Opera House

Theater building

Wheeler Opera House

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The Wheeler Opera House is located at the corner… Wheeler Opera House is situated 3,900 feet west of Smuggler Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aspen and Lenado.

Aspen

Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0.

Aspen is a ski resort in the state of Colorado in the…

Lenado

Hamlet

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Lenado, Colorado, elevation 8,540 feet, is a ghost… Lenado is situated 4 miles northeast of Smuggler Mine.

Smuggler Mine

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Colorado, United States of America
Categories: mine and industry
Location: Pitkin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.19304° or 39° 11′ 35″ north

Longitude

-106.80698° or 106° 48′ 25″ west

Elevation

8,087 feet (2,465 metres)

Open location code

85FM55VV+66

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Smuggler Mine” goes by many names.

French: “mine Smuggler”
French: “Mine Smuggler”

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