Argo Tunnel
The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed.
- Adit
- …lies at an elevation of 7,582 feet (2,311 metres)
- Description: mine drainage and access tunnel in Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.
Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Russell Gulch
Hamlet
Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely… Russell Gulch is situated 3 miles northwest of Argo Tunnel.
Nevadaville
Hamlet
Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Nevadaville is situated 4 miles north of Argo Tunnel.
Argo Tunnel
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
39.7436° or 39° 44′ 37″ north
Longitude
-105.50777° or 105° 30′ 28″ west
Open location code
85FPPFVR+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Courtney/Riley/Cooper Park and Montgomery Park.
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