Upper Mill Creek Mine
Upper Mill Creek Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,169 feet. Upper Mill Creek Mine is situated nearby to the village Ophir.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5442571
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Pandora.
Ophir
Village
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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 4 miles west of Upper Mill Creek Mine.
Pandora
Hamlet
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Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. Pandora is situated 5 miles north of Upper Mill Creek Mine.
Tomboy
Locality
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Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 5 miles north of Upper Mill Creek Mine.
Upper Mill Creek Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.86833° or 37° 52′ 6″ northLongitude
-107.75645° or 107° 45′ 23″ westElevation
12,169 feet (3,709 metres)Open location code
859JV69V+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 369177461OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Upper Mill Creek Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Upper Mill Creek Mine”
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