Trail Creek

Trail Creek is a stream in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,703 feet. Trail Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Black Eagle Mill, as well as near Russell Gulch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argo Tunnel.

Argo Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 2½ miles east of Trail Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.

Idaho Springs

Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.

Russell Gulch

Hamlet

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Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 2 miles northeast of Trail Creek.

Dumont

Hamlet

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Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436. Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place. Dumont is situated 2½ miles west of Trail Creek.

Trail Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.7511° or 39° 45′ 4″ north

Longitude

-105.55305° or 105° 33′ 11″ west

Elevation

7,703 feet (2,348 metres)

Open location code

85FPQC2W+CQ

GeoNames ID

5441848

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