Champion Mine
Champion Mine is a quarry in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,533 feet. Champion Mine is situated nearby to the quarry Wilson Prospect, as well as near the peak Copper Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.
Harding Pegmatite Mine
Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The Harding Pegmatite Mine 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. Harding Pegmatite Mine is situated 2 miles south of Champion Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañoncito and Pilar.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of Dixon. Cañoncito is situated 3½ miles southwest of Champion Mine.
Pilar
Hamlet
Pilar is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Rio Grande. Pilar is situated 3½ miles north of Champion Mine.
Chamisal
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chamisal is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico. It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. As of the 2020 census, Chamisal had a population of 255. Chamisal is situated 5 miles southeast of Champion Mine.
Champion Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Address: NM
- Category: industry
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.21919° or 36° 13′ 9″ northLongitude
-105.79641° or 105° 47′ 47″ westElevation
7,533 feet (2,296 metres)Open location code
858P6693+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369158529OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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