Swamp Canyon
Swamp Canyon is a valley in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,236 feet. Swamp Canyon is situated nearby to the village Ophir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Pandora.
Ophir
Village
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Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 1½ miles west of Swamp Canyon.
Pandora
Hamlet
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Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. Pandora is situated 6 miles north of Swamp Canyon.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Swamp Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 10,236 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.85444° or 37° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
-107.8034° or 107° 48′ 12″ westElevation
10,236 feet (3,120 metres)Open location code
859JV53W+QJGeoNames ID
5440882
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