Zinc King Mine
Zinc King Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,072 feet.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Ophir.
Silverton
Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.
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 5 miles west of Zinc King Mine.
Zinc King Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.84472° or 37° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-107.73728° or 107° 44′ 14″ westElevation
10,072 feet (3,070 metres)Open location code
859JR7V7+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 369177583OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Zinc King Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Zinc King Mine”
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