Excelsior Mine
Excelsior Mine is a quarry in Boulder, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,220 feet. Excelsior Mine is situated nearby to WOW! Children’s Museum, as well as near the town Lafayette.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include WOW! Children’s Museum and Congregational Church.
WOW! Children’s Museum
Museum
Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
WOW! Children's Museum, formally World of Wonder, is an interactive children's museum located in Lafayette, Colorado geared toward children under 12. It was founded in 1996 by Lisa and Dario Attallah and in 2004 moved to Lafayette from Louisville. WOW! Children’s Museum is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Excelsior Mine.
Congregational Church
Historic building
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Congregational Church at 300 E. Simpson St. in Lafayette, Colorado was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of a multiple property submission, the Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings TR. Congregational Church is situated 3,400 feet south of Excelsior Mine.
Lewis House
Museum
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lewis House is a historic miner’s residence located at 108 East Simpson Street in Lafayette, Colorado. Built in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, the house was later moved into town between 1910 and 1913. Lewis House is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Excelsior Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette and Leyner.
Lafayette
Town
Photo: Paltron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The City of Lafayette is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census.
Leyner
Hamlet
Leyner is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leyner is situated 3 miles north of Excelsior Mine.
Louisville
Town
Photo: Aetheling, Public domain.
The City of Louisville is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 21,226 at the 2020 United States census. Louisville is situated 3 miles southwest of Excelsior Mine.
Excelsior Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00693° or 40° 0′ 25″ northLongitude
-105.08387° or 105° 5′ 2″ westElevation
5,220 feet (1,591 metres)Open location code
85GP2W48+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 369168610OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Excelsior Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Excelsior Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Boulder County)”
- Cebuano: “Excelsior Mine”
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