- Elevation, modelled
- 3,024 m
- Tallest summit within 9.5 miles
- Quandary Peak4,349.9 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Top of the Rockies6.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 39.4806, -106.0146
Country Boy Mine is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 3,024 m. Quandary Peak stands 4,350 m to the southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 6.2 miles off.
Abandoned underground mine restored and converted into a torusit site in 1991. Oriingallyy mined gold and silver then zinc & lead for WWI and WWII. Free to wander around, fee for underground mine toor and gold panning activity.
- Built
- 1887
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Country Boy Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quandary Peak | SW 220° | 4,349.9 m | 7.6 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | SW 229° | 4,239 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pacific Peak | SW 236° | 4,227 m | 7.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WSW 239° | 4,213 m | 6.2 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | SW 232° | 4,211 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 136° | 4,175 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SW 223° | 4,154 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peak 10 | WSW 241° | 4,150 m | 5.4 mi |
- 6.2 mi off the Top of the RockiesNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 9 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 14 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 0.7 mi
- Barney Ford Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mineral Hill: 1.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Gibson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baker's Tank: 2.7 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 2.8 mi
- Alpine Super Slide: 2.8 mi
- Continental Divide: 5.4 mi
- C. & S. Car 8311: 5.4 mi
- Reiling Dredge: 1.0 mi
- Windmill: 1.5 mi
- Frank & Theta Brown: 1.7 mi
- Sons of Norway: 1.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 1.7 mi
- Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 1.2 mi
- Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 1.6 mi
- Barney Ford House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Red White and Blue Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Preston: 1.1 mi
- Parkville: 3.7 mi
- Tiger: 4.0 mi
- Dyersville: 4.5 mi
- Saints John: 9.5 mi
- Continental Falls: 5.5 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 12.2 mi
- East Vail Falls: 19.0 mi
- Booth Falls: 20.6 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 8.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 11.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 1 mi
- Vail · 21 mi
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