Western Shaft Mine
Western Shaft Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,065 feet. Western Shaft Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Nevadaville.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5443901
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell Gulch and Nevadaville.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 2 miles east of Western Shaft Mine.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 2 miles east of Western Shaft Mine.
Dumont
Hamlet
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Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436. Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place. Dumont is situated 2 miles southwest of Western Shaft Mine.
Western Shaft Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.7886° or 39° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
-105.5725° or 105° 34′ 21″ westElevation
9,065 feet (2,763 metres)Open location code
85FPQCQH+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 369170764OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Western Shaft Mine”
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