Washington Mine
Washington Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,408 feet. Washington Mine is situated nearby to Emery Peak, as well as near the locality Animas Forks.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emery Peak.
Emery Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emery Peak is a 13,321-foot-elevation summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3 miles northeast of Washington Mine.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 3½ miles southeast of Washington Mine.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 4 miles northwest of Washington Mine.
Washington Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.90527° or 37° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-107.61673° or 107° 37′ 0″ westElevation
12,408 feet (3,782 metres)Open location code
859JW94M+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177749OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Washington Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Washington Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, San Juan County)”
- Cebuano: “Washington Mine”
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