Tasmania Mine
Tasmania Mine is a quarry in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,699 feet. Tasmania Mine is situated nearby to the peak Mount Blaurock, as well as near La Plata Peak.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Plata Peak and Mount Blaurock.
La Plata Peak
Peak
Photo: Robertbody, CC BY 3.0.
La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,343-foot fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 22.7 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. La Plata Peak is situated 2½ miles north of Tasmania Mine.
Mount Blaurock
Peak
Mount Blaurock is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,623-foot thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 21.1 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Mount Blaurock is situated 2 miles northeast of Tasmania Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winfield and Vicksburg.
Winfield
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winfield is a populated place in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It is estimated that as many as 1,500 people may have lived in Winfield at times in the past. Winfield is situated 2½ miles east of Tasmania Mine.
Vicksburg
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado, high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. Vicksburg is situated 6 miles east of Tasmania Mine.
Tasmania Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.99722° or 38° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-106.48225° or 106° 28′ 56″ westElevation
11,699 feet (3,566 metres)Open location code
85CMXGW9+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 369180223OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Tasmania Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tasmania Mine”
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