Valley Forge Mine

Valley Forge Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 10,945 feet. Valley Forge Mine is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .
  • 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.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
, elevation 13,558 ft, is a summit located northeast of .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a 13,495-foot-elevation summit located in , , United States.

Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is situated 1½ miles southwest of Valley Forge Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howardsville and Silverton.

Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, along the at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of , and is on the same road as the ghost towns of and . is situated 2½ miles east of Valley Forge Mine.

Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in San Juan County in . 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.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. is situated 3½ miles east of Valley Forge Mine.

Valley Forge Mine

Latitude
37.83889° or 37° 50′ 20″ north
Longitude
-107.63701° or 107° 38′ 13″ west
Elevation
10,945 feet (3,336 metres)
Open location code
859JR9Q7+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177626
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5442772
Wiki­data ID
Q49456318
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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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