Turkey King Mine

Turkey King Mine is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,654 feet. Turkey King Mine is situated nearby to the village Ophir, as well as near the peak Wasatch Mountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wasatch Mountain.

Wasatch Mountain

Peak

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Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Wasatch Mountain is situated 2 miles northeast of Turkey King Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.

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.

Mountain Village

Village

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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 4½ miles north of Turkey King 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 King Mine

Type: Quarry
Address: CO
Category: industry
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.87055° or 37° 52′ 14″ north

Longitude

-107.82451° or 107° 49′ 28″ west

Elevation

11,654 feet (3,552 metres)

Open location code

859JV5CG+65

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369177529

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5442170

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