Star of the West Mine
Star of the West Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,736 feet. Star of the West Mine is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Ironton.
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 3 miles east of Star of the West Mine.
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 west of Star of the West 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 5 miles southeast of Star of the West Mine.
Star of the West Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.93333° or 37° 56′ northLongitude
-107.62506° or 107° 37′ 30″ westElevation
11,736 feet (3,577 metres)Open location code
859JW9MF+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177759OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Star of the West Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Star of the West Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Star of the West Mine”
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