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Woods Placer Mine

Woods Placer Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 5,774 feet. Woods Placer Mine is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Montrose County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naturita and Nucla.

Town
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
is a statutory town in , , United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 census, down from 546 in 2010. The post office in was opened on October 21, 1881, under the name "Chipeta"; the name was changed to September 15, 1882, and has used that name since then. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Woods Placer Mine.

Town
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
is a statutory town in , , United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census, down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region. is situated 3 miles northeast of Woods Placer Mine.

Woods Placer Mine

Latitude
38.23721° or 38° 14′ 14″ north
Longitude
-108.58898° or 108° 35′ 20″ west
Elevation
5,774 feet (1,760 metres)
Open location code
85CH6CP6+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369179948
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5444718
Wiki­data ID
Q49459435
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In Other Languages

“Woods Placer Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Woods Placer Mine”

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