Snowdrift Mine
Snowdrift Mine is a mine in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,221 feet. Snowdrift Mine is situated nearby to Emery Peak, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emery Peak.
Emery Peak
Peak
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Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Emery Peak is situated 2 miles south of Snowdrift Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Animas Forks.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 3 miles northwest of Snowdrift Mine.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3½ miles east of Snowdrift Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 4½ miles southeast of Snowdrift Mine.
Snowdrift Mine
- Type: Mine
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Category: industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Snowdrift Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Snowdrift Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Snowdrift Mine”
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