Tantallon Mine
Tantallon Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,811 feet. Tantallon Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Eureka, as well as near Niagara Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Peak and Jones Mountain.
Niagara Peak
Peak
Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The 13,812-foot thirteener is located 8.9 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties.
Jones Mountain
Peak
Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot thirteener is located 9.6 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Jones Mountain is situated 2 miles northeast of Tantallon Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eureka and Middleton.
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!
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 2 miles southwest of Tantallon Mine.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 3½ miles southwest of Tantallon Mine.
Tantallon Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.86889° or 37° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-107.54173° or 107° 32′ 30″ westElevation
11,811 feet (3,600 metres)Open location code
859JVF95+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177622OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Tantallon Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tantallon Mine”
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