Warren Placer

Warren Placer is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,070 feet. Warren Placer is situated near the village Ophir, as well as near Mountain Village.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
Address: CO

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.

Ophir

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 2½ miles southeast of Warren Placer.

Mountain Village

Village

Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.

Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 3 miles north of Warren Placer.

Telluride

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.

Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Warren Placer

Categories: mine and industry
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.88611° or 37° 53′ 10″ north

Longitude

-107.85257° or 107° 51′ 9″ west

Elevation

11,070 feet (3,374 metres)

Open location code

859JV4PW+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369177777

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5443290

Wikidata ID

Q49457600

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In Other Languages

“Warren Placer” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Warren Placer”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Telluride Ski Area and Ophir Loop.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) and Middle Alta Lake Dam.

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