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Vesuvius Mine

Vesuvius Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 9,948 feet. Vesuvius Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Lake County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Vicksburg.

Hamlet
Photo: Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pair of glacier-carved alpine lakes about 15 miles south of historic . They are downstream along the , whose headwaters are by Leadville. is situated 3 miles east of Vesuvius Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a town and mining camp in , high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. is situated 6 miles southeast of Vesuvius Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a populated place in , , . It is estimated that as many as 1,500 people may have lived in at times in the past. is situated 6 miles south of Vesuvius Mine.

Vesuvius Mine

Latitude
39.0711° or 39° 4′ 16″ north
Longitude
-106.43114° or 106° 25′ 52″ west
Elevation
9,948 feet (3,032 metres)
Open location code
85FM3HC9+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369162810
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5442946
Wiki­data ID
Q49456714
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In Other Languages

“Vesuvius Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Vesuvius Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Lake County)”
  • Cebuano: “Vesuvius Mine”

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