Champion Mine

Champion Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 7,543 feet. Champion Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Address: NM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.

Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The is a former adit mine that extracted lithium, tantalum, and beryllium from a Precambrian pegmatite sill. It ceased operations in 1958 and its owner, Arthur Montgomery, donated it to the University of New Mexico, which runs the site as an outdoor geology laboratory with mineral collecting permitted on a small scale. is situated 2 miles south of Champion Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cañoncito and Pilar.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Champion Mine.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located on the . is situated 3½ miles north of Champion Mine.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , . It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 255. is situated 5 miles southeast of Champion Mine.

Champion Mine

Latitude
36.21919° or 36° 13′ 9″ north
Longitude
-105.79613° or 105° 47′ 46″ west
Elevation
7,543 feet (2,299 metres)
Open location code
858P6693+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369152396
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5461320
Wiki­data ID
Q49404219
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Champion Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Champion Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, New Mexico)”
  • Cebuano: “Champion Mine”

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