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Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, United States

Alternative Names:	Krid, Kriid, ke li de, krida, kryd, kryd klradw, Крид, Криид, كريد, کرید، کلرادو, क्रीड, 克里德
Type:	Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat Locality:	Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Mindat.org Region:	Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Region:	Mineral County, Colorado, United States
Latitude:	37° 50' 57" N
Longitude:	106° 55' 35" W
Lat/Long (dec):	37.84917,-106.92643
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:	2,682m
Population:	405 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5418493
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5418493:4
GUID:	9ca266ed-deb4-43e7-80f6-ac5de7643409

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Unknown Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10016860), Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 55" N	106° 55' 40" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
P. & E. Tunnel, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Manhattan, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Chama, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Annabelle, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Teresa, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Manitoba, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Grande Army Nos. 1-4, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
April Fool, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Volunteer, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Oro Y Plata, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Mallisa, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Casino Lease, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Sulphur Beds, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Windsor - Governor, Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 59" N	106° 55' 30" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Unknown REE Occurrence (MRDS - 10016965), Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 4" N	106° 55' 40" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 36" N	106° 56' 20" W	1.7km (1.0 miles)
Conejos No. 2 Claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 54" N	106° 56' 2" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Eclat Shaft Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 44" N	106° 54' 42" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Oxide Claims, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 37" N	106° 54' 32" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Jo Jo Tunnel Occurrence, Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 59" N	106° 55' 16" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Mammoth Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 52" N	106° 54' 51" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Exchequer Tunnel Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 1" N	106° 55' 45" W	2.0km (1.3 miles)
Windy Gulch, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 53" N	106° 56' 23" W	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Nelson tunnel, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 7" N	106° 55' 45" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Unknown REE Occurrence (MRDS - 10091204), Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 50' 4" N	106° 54' 34" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 13" N	106° 55' 46" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Emperius Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 14" N	106° 55' 46" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Bethel Claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 32" N	106° 57' 3" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Pipe Dream Claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 30" N	106° 54' 5" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Ore Bin Commodore Mine Creede Colorado

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Ore Bin Commodore Mine Creede Colorado

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 2.4 km)

ⓘ var: Chalcotrichite

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Siderite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Wad'

ⓘ Wulfenite

ⓘ Xanthoconite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 2.4 km)

ⓘ 'Bentonite'

ⓘ Rhyolite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Colorado, USA	State
Mineral County, Colorado, USA	County
Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	Town
San Juan Mountains, USA	Mountain Range

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