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⇱ Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado, United States


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Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado, United States


Alternative Names:Silver Cliff, Silver Cliffs
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Custer County, Colorado, USA
Region:Custer County, Colorado, United States
Latitude:38° 8' 7" N
Longitude:105° 26' 47" W
Lat/Long (dec):38.13528,-105.44639
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:2,434m
Population:591 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5438730
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5438730:0
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Silver Cliff, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 7" N105° 26' 47" W0.0km (0.0 miles)
C. H. Connor Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 16" N105° 26' 41" W0.3km (0.2 miles)
Silver Cliff Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 15" N105° 26' 32" W0.4km (0.3 miles)
Fleetwood Tunnel Occurrence, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 18" N105° 26' 36" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Unknown Perlite (MRDS - 10264161), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 16" N105° 26' 29" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Racine Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 17" N105° 26' 30" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Westcliffe Mining and Milling Company Deposit, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 12" N105° 26' 25" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Geyser Mine (Security - Geyser), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 22" N105° 26' 33" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Unknown Perlite (MRDS - 10190703), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 25" N105° 26' 54" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Ruby Cliff Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 28" N105° 27' 2" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Racine Boy Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 20" N105° 26' 21" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Obsidian Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 32" N105° 26' 32" W0.9km (0.5 miles)
King of the Valley Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 33" N105° 26' 29" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10239762), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 16" N105° 27' 23" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
Carbonate Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 34" N105° 27' 3" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
Unknown Perlite (MRDS - 10214483), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 31" N105° 26' 22" W1.0km (0.6 miles)
New Pit Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 40" N105° 26' 49" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Kate Mine (Silver Bar; King of the Carbonate Shaft?), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 38" N105° 27' 4" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Wildcat Mine (New Hope), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 37" N105° 27' 23" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Boulder - Mine (Boulder - Buffalo; Buffalo Hunter), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 34" N105° 26' 7" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Jay Gould Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 58" N105° 26' 59" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Preston Gold Mine (Bismuth; Chloride; Mother; Dr. Emma; Judge; Major), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 0" N105° 26' 59" W1.7km (1.0 miles)
Unknown Perlite (MRDS - 10288241), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 1" N105° 26' 59" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
Round Mountain Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 55" N105° 27' 30" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
King of the Carbonates Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 2" N105° 27' 16" W1.9km (1.2 miles)
Unknown Perlite Occurrence (MRDS - 10016927), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 6" N105° 26' 17" W2.0km (1.2 miles)
Vanderbilt Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 9" N105° 26' 19" W2.0km (1.3 miles)
Unknown Perlite (MRDS - 10166805), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 10" N105° 27' 21" W2.1km (1.3 miles)
Defender Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 9' 17" N105° 26' 59" W2.2km (1.4 miles)
Plata Verde Mine (Plata Verda; Plate Verde), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA38° 8' 43" N105° 25' 25" W2.3km (1.4 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 2.3 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 2.3 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America PlateDomain
Southern Rocky Mountains, North America PlateOrogenic Belt
Rocky Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range
USACountry
Colorado, USAState
Custer County, Colorado, USACounty
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