Turkey Creek Mine
Turkey Creek Mine is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,067 feet. Turkey Creek Mine is situated nearby to the village Ophir, as well as near the peak Wasatch Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wasatch Mountain.
Wasatch Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Wasatch Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of Turkey Creek Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 1½ miles south of Turkey Creek Mine.
Mountain Village
Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 4 miles north of Turkey Creek Mine.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Turkey Creek Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.88055° or 37° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-107.83618° or 107° 50′ 10″ westElevation
12,067 feet (3,678 metres)Open location code
859JV5J7+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164003OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Turkey Creek Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turkey Creek Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Turkey Creek Mine”
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