Zuni mine
Zuni mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,228 feet.- Type: Quarry
- Description: Silverton, Red Mountain mining district
- Also known as: “Zuni Mine” and “Zuñi Mine”
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Howardsville.
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.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 6 miles east of Zuni mine.
Zuni mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.83694° or 37° 50′ 13″ northLongitude
-107.70395° or 107° 42′ 14″ westElevation
12,228 feet (3,727 metres)Open location code
859JR7PW+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177593OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Zuni mine” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “mina de Zuni”
- Cebuano: “Zuni Mine”
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