Contact Shaft
Contact Shaft is a historic site in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,513 feet. Contact Shaft is situated nearby to the historic site Kelly Mine, as well as near St. John the Baptist Church.- Type: Historic site
- Description: mine in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Address: NM
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magdalena.
Magdalena
Magdalena is a town of 800 people in southwestern New Mexico. It is the nearest town to the Very Large Array, an enormous radio astronomy observatory of interest to the scientifically-inclined traveler, and is a jumping-off point for some outdoor recreational opportunities in the region.
Contact Shaft
- Categories: mine, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.08423° or 34° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
-107.20337° or 107° 12′ 12″ westElevation
7,513 feet (2,290 metres)Open location code
856J3QMW+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 369152296OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftWikidata ID
Q49405914
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In Other Languages
“Contact Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Contact Shaft”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kelly Mine and St. John the Baptist Church.
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