Vallecito Group Mine

Vallecito Group Mine is a quarry in La Plata, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,729 feet. Vallecito Group Mine is situated nearby to the peak Jupiter Mountain, as well as near Windom Peak.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5442759
Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jupiter Mountain and Windom Peak.

Jupiter Mountain

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jupiter Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,836-foot thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.7 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

Windom Peak

Peak

Photo: Jeremiah LaRocco, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Windom Peak is the highest summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 4,293.72-metre fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.2 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. Windom Peak is situated 2 miles north of Vallecito Group Mine.

Sunlight Peak

Peak

Photo: Evil.Satellite, Public domain.

Sunlight Peak is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,059.0-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.5 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. Sunlight Peak is situated 2½ miles north of Vallecito Group Mine.

Vallecito Group Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: La Plata, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.59222° or 37° 35′ 32″ north

Longitude

-107.58645° or 107° 35′ 11″ west

Elevation

11,729 feet (3,575 metres)

Open location code

859JHCR7+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369179490

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5442759

Wikidata ID

Q49456298

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