Rocky Mountains
Colorado
San Miguel

Townsend Mine

Townsend Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 8,789 feet. Townsend Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the waterfall .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Townsend Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Telluride and Pandora.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines.

Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
is a home rule municipality in , southwestern . It is located just southwest of , in the . is situated 2½ miles west of Townsend Mine.

Townsend Mine

Latitude
37.93388° or 37° 56′ 2″ north
Longitude
-107.80979° or 107° 48′ 35″ west
Elevation
8,789 feet (2,679 metres)
Open location code
859JW5MR+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177788
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5441812
Wiki­data ID
Q49454674
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In Other Languages

“Townsend Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Townsend Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
  • Cebuano: “Townsend Mine”

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