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Skyscraper Dam, Boulder County, Colorado, United States


Type:Dam - a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water
Mindat.org Region:Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Region:Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Latitude:39° 57' 17" N
Longitude:105° 40' 14" W
Lat/Long (dec):39.95499,-105.67056
KΓΆppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:3,426m
Mindat Feature ID:5439020
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5439020:7
GUID:abbd6a7c-3756-4bc7-81b7-0f40808e2c17
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Avalon Placer (Onondaga; Syracuse; Silver Str.), Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 46" N105° 39' 26" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Blue Stone Mines Inc., Jenny Creek, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 7" N105° 39' 39" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Lost Lake Lode Occurrence, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 48" N105° 37' 8" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Unknown Silver - Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10018562), Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA39° 55' 16" N105° 38' 31" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Revenge Occurrence, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 34" N105° 37' 5" W4.7km (2.9 miles)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091290), Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 59' 35" N105° 38' 31" W4.9km (3.1 miles)
Ma W, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 50" N105° 36' 47" W4.9km (3.1 miles)
Unknown Tin Occurrence (MRDS - 10017288), South Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Peaks, Boulder County, Colorado, USA40° 0' 0" N105° 41' 0" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Alice, Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA39° 54' 23" N105° 39' 39" W5.4km (3.4 miles)
Mountain Goat, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 59' 42" N105° 38' 1" W5.5km (3.4 miles)
Norway Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 57" N105° 36' 23" W5.5km (3.4 miles)
Shirley Lode, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 0" N105° 36' 16" W5.7km (3.5 miles)
4th of July Occurrence, South Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Peaks, Boulder County, Colorado, USA40° 0' 24" N105° 39' 37" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Brooks (Broome Company; Olympic; Nebraska; Beatrice; Crater Occurrence), South Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Peaks, Boulder County, Colorado, USA40° 0' 24" N105° 39' 37" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091486), Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 59' 35" N105° 37' 24" W5.9km (3.6 miles)
Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 58' 12" N105° 36' 11" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Eldora Stock, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 56' 25" N105° 36' 10" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Unknown Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10017330), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 58' 44" N105° 36' 16" W6.2km (3.9 miles)
Fourth of July Mine, Grand County, Colorado, USA40° 0' 40" N105° 39' 29" W6.3km (3.9 miles)
Gold Spring Group, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA39° 54' 6" N105° 42' 57" W7.0km (4.4 miles)
Blue Bird Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 10" N105° 35' 16" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Unknown Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10017327), Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 59' 35" N105° 36' 16" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Up To Date Mine, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 59' 35" N105° 36' 15" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Enterprise Vein Occurrence, Eldora, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 0" N105° 35' 8" W7.2km (4.5 miles)
Scandia Vein Occurrence, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 0" N105° 35' 8" W7.2km (4.5 miles)
Koh-I-Noor Tunnel Occurrence, Eldora, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 0" N105° 35' 8" W7.2km (4.5 miles)
Unknown Silver - Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091285), Boulder County, Colorado, USA39° 57' 51" N105° 35' 8" W7.3km (4.5 miles)
Unknown Lead (MRDS - 10142041), Grand County, Colorado, USA39° 58' 22" N105° 45' 12" W7.3km (4.6 miles)
Corundum, Grand County, Colorado, USA40° 1' 15" N105° 39' 37" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
South Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Peaks, Boulder County, Colorado, USA40° 1' 10" N105° 38' 58" W7.4km (4.6 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America PlateDomain
Rocky Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range
USACountry
Colorado, USAState
Boulder County, Colorado, USACounty
 
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