Tom Thumb Mine
Tom Thumb Mine is a quarry in Lake, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,439 feet. Tom Thumb Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Granite, as well as near Twin Lakes.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Lake County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5441707
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granite and Twin Lakes.
Granite
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Granite is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The zip code of Granite is 81228. According to the 2010 census, the population is 116. Granite is situated 3 miles southeast of Tom Thumb Mine.
Twin Lakes
Hamlet
Photo: Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twin Lakes is a pair of glacier-carved alpine lakes about 15 miles south of historic Leadville, Colorado. They are downstream along the Arkansas River, whose headwaters are by Leadville. Twin Lakes is situated 4 miles west of Tom Thumb 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 southwest of Tom Thumb Mine.
Tom Thumb Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Lake, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.0686° or 39° 4′ 7″ northLongitude
-106.30669° or 106° 18′ 24″ westElevation
9,439 feet (2,877 metres)Open location code
85FM3M9V+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 369170364OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Tom Thumb Mine”
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