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Country Boy Mine

Country Boy Mine from directly overhead

Country Boy Mine is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Built
1887
Getting there

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Coordinates39.48059, -106.01462

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 45
  • Carter Park: 1.4 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 1.5 mi
  • Prospector Park: 1.7 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 1.7 mi
  • River Walk Lawn: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 33
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 28
Gardens: 26
  • The Children's Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Silk Road Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Schoolhouse Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Perennial Borders: 21.7 mi
  • Primula Garden: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quandary PeakSW 220°4,349.9 m7.6 mi
Fletcher MountainSW 229°4,239 m8.1 mi
Pacific PeakSW 236°4,227 m7.0 mi
Crystal PeakWSW 239°4,213 m6.2 mi
Atlantic PeakSW 232°4,211 m7.5 mi
Bald MountainSE 136°4,175 m3.4 mi
Wheeler MountainSW 223°4,154 m9.5 mi
Peak 10WSW 241°4,150 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161926334251575548372617
Precip in0.91.01.11.41.31.11.91.91.41.00.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6800630976

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