Uravan
Uravan is a former uranium mining town in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Joe Junior Mill”, “Uravan, CO”, and “Uravan, Colorado”
Uravan
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Montrose, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.36832° or 38° 22′ 6″ north
Longitude
-108.73649° or 108° 44′ 11″ west
Elevation
4,990 feet (1,521 metres)
Open location code
85CH9797+8C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Uravan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “铀钒镇”
- Hungarian: “Uravan”
- Navajo: “Łeetso”
- Polish: “Uravan”
- Urdu: “یوراوان، کولوراڈو”
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Places to explore: Atkinson Breaks and Little Atkinson Mesa.
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Highlights: Bogus Mine and Wright Mines.
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