Pierce Tunnel

Pierce Tunnel is a quarry in Blaine, Idaho and has an elevation of 7,159 feet. Pierce Tunnel is situated nearby to the locality Triumph, as well as near the town Ketchum.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America
Address: ID

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sun Valley and Triumph.

Sun Valley

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Sun Valley is a resort town and alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Blaine County, Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in the Wood River valley.

Triumph

Locality

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Triumph is an unincorporated community in the East Fork of Big Wood River, Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Triumph was the location of the Triumph Mine, which was discovered in the 19th century and closed in 1957 after a history of producing millions of dollars in silver and lead. Triumph is situated 4 miles southeast of Pierce Tunnel.

Ketchum

Town

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Ketchum is a city in the western United States, located in Blaine County, Idaho. In the central part of the state, the population was 3,551 at the 2020 census, up from 2,689 in 2010. Ketchum is situated 4 miles west of Pierce Tunnel.

Pierce Tunnel

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Blaine, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.69352° or 43° 41′ 37″ north

Longitude

-114.28838° or 114° 17′ 18″ west

Elevation

7,159 feet (2,182 metres)

Open location code

85M7MPV6+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368978477

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5603708

Wikidata ID

Q49440372

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In Other Languages

“Pierce Tunnel” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pierce Tunnel”

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