Two-Forty Mine
Two-Forty Mine is a quarry in Gilpin, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,993 feet. Two-Forty Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Nevadaville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
Adit
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 south of Two-Forty Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell Gulch and Nevadaville.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted.
Central City
Photo: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central City is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. Central City is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Gilpin County.
Two-Forty Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Gilpin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.77804° or 39° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-105.51889° or 105° 31′ 8″ westElevation
8,993 feet (2,741 metres)Open location code
85FPQFHJ+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 369163049OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Two-Forty Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Two-Forty Mine”
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