Uncompahgre Chief Mine
Uncompahgre Chief Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,152 feet. Uncompahgre Chief Mine is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 1½ miles southeast of Uncompahgre Chief Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 5 miles south of Uncompahgre Chief Mine.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 5 miles west of Uncompahgre Chief Mine.
Uncompahgre Chief Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.95111° or 37° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-107.58645° or 107° 35′ 11″ westElevation
12,152 feet (3,704 metres)Open location code
859JXC27+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177761OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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“Uncompahgre Chief Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Uncompahgre Chief Mine”
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