Valley Forge Mine
Valley Forge Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,945 feet. Valley Forge Mine is situated nearby to the peak Tower Mountain, as well as near Storm Peak.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5442772
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower Mountain and Storm Peak.
Tower Mountain
Peak
Storm Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Storm Peak is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Hillside Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Hillside Cemetery is situated 1½ miles southwest of Valley Forge Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and Silverton.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 2½ miles east of Valley Forge Mine.
Silverton
Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 3½ miles east of Valley Forge Mine.
Valley Forge Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.83889° or 37° 50′ 20″ northLongitude
-107.63701° or 107° 38′ 13″ westElevation
10,945 feet (3,336 metres)Open location code
859JR9Q7+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177626OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Valley Forge Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Valley Forge Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Valley Forge Mine”
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