Sunburst Tunnels

Sunburst Tunnels is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,283 feet. Sunburst Tunnels is situated nearby to the village Silver Plume, as well as near Empire.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ore Processing Mill and Dam.

Ore Processing Mill and Dam

Building

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Ore Processing Mill and Dam is a building, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Sunburst Tunnels.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silver Plume and Georgetown.

Silver Plume

Village

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Silver Plume is a statutory town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Silver Plume is situated 2 miles south of Sunburst Tunnels.

Georgetown

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Georgetown is the territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,118 at the 2020 United States census.

The historic Town of Empire is a statutory town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 345 at the 2020 United States census, a +22.34% increase since the 2010 United States census. Empire is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sunburst Tunnels.

Sunburst Tunnels

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.72277° or 39° 43′ 22″ north

Longitude

-105.72973° or 105° 43′ 47″ west

Elevation

11,283 feet (3,439 metres)

Open location code

85FPP7FC+44

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369163231

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5440720

Wikidata ID

Q49452101

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In Other Languages

“Sunburst Tunnels” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sunburst Tunnels”

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