Uncle Sam Mine
Uncle Sam Mine is a quarry in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 13,117 feet. Uncle Sam Mine is situated nearby to Cronin Peak, as well as near the peak Carbonate Mountain.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cronin Peak and Carbonate Mountain.
Cronin Peak
Peak
Photo: Jbsco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cronin Peak is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,877-foot thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.9 miles southwest by west of the community of Nathrop in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Cronin Peak is situated 2 miles east of Uncle Sam Mine.
Carbonate Mountain
Peak
Photo: Jbsco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carbonate Mountain is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,670-foot thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 5.4 miles north of the community of Garfield in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Carbonate Mountain is situated 2 miles southeast of Uncle Sam Mine.
Mary Murphy Mine
Quarry
The Mary Murphy Mine was the principal gold mine of the Chalk Creek mining district of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, near St. Elmo, Colorado. Mary Murphy Mine is situated 2½ miles northwest of Uncle Sam Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Elmo and Alpine.
Saint Elmo
Hamlet
Photo: Dk4hb, Public domain.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet. Saint Elmo is situated 4½ miles northwest of Uncle Sam Mine.
Alpine
Hamlet
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904. Alpine is situated 5 miles north of Uncle Sam Mine.
Uncle Sam Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.64611° or 38° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
-106.31447° or 106° 18′ 52″ westElevation
13,117 feet (3,998 metres)Open location code
85CMJMWP+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 369180397OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Uncle Sam Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Uncle Sam Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Chaffee County)”
- Cebuano: “Uncle Sam Mine”
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