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Discover Silverton in United States

Silverton in the region of Colorado with its 637 habitants is a town located in United States - some 1,653 mi or ( 2661 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Silverton is now 07:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Colorado Springs, Cortez, Delta, Denver, and Durango. When in this area, you might want to check out Colorado Springs . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Silverton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Durango & Silverton Steam Train, Part Two

5:08 min by pdtrudell
Views: 3876 Rating: 4.00

Scenic train trip from Silverton to Durango Colorado. ..

The E&P #4 in Silverton

4:40 min by Shannon Plonkey
Views: 1374 Rating: 5.00

The Eureka & Palisades #4 has just been loaded with wood and the track is wet with morning condensation on the rail makes for an exciting little fight to get to the switch and crossing, Then the 1875 ..


Steam Railroad - D&RGS Narrow Gauge Enters Silverton

3:32 min by enginecoot
Views: 958 Rating: 5.00

September, 1987. A long shot as the little "Mudhen" locomotive pulls a passenger train into Silverton, Colorado. See more useless but semi-interesting stuff at: www.eldensengines.com ..

North to Silverton Colorado Kupdegra's photos around Silverton, United States (travel pics)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 900 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Kupdegra's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..


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Interesting facts about this location

KSJC-LP

KSJC-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Silverton, Colorado. KSJC-LP is owned and operated by Silverton Community Radio.

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Located at 37.81 -107.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Low-power FM radio stations in Colorado, Radio stations in Colorado

Shenandoah-Dives Mill

The Shenandoah-Dives Mill or Mayflower Mill is an intact and functional but inactive historic ore mill two miles east of Silverton, Colorado, United States. The mill was built in 1929 to recover gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper from ore mined at the Mayflower mine and brought to the mill by an aerial tramway. The mill recovered metals from the ore by gravity separation and by selective flotation.

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Located at 37.83 -107.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1928, Buildings and structures in San Juan County, Colorado, Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado, Mines in Colorado, Mining museums in Colorado, Museums in San Juan County, Colorado, National Historic Landmarks in Colorado

San Juan County, Colorado

San Juan County is the least populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado in the United States. The county name is the Spanish language name for “Saint John”, the name Spanish explorers gave to a river and the mountain range in the area. The county population was 699 at 2010 census. The county seat and the only municipality in the county is Silverton. With a mean elevation of 11,240 feet (3426 meters), San Juan County is the highest county in the United States.

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Located at 37.77 -107.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1876 establishments in the United States, Colorado counties, Populated places established in 1876, San Juan County, Colorado

Old Hundred Gold Mine

The Old Hundred Gold Mine is a gold mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The mine is about five miles east of Silverton, Colorado, near the ghost town of Howardsville. The property is no longer mined, but is open for tours in the summer. High on the mountain above the main entrance is the former boarding house for the miners. The boardinghouse structure was stabilized against collapse by preservation efforts funded by the Colorado State Historical Fund.

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Located at 37.82 -107.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in San Juan County, Colorado, Gold mines in Colorado, Mining museums in Colorado, Museums in San Juan County, Colorado, Underground mines in the United States

Molas Pass

Molas Pass (el. 10,910 ft./3325 m. ) is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway.

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Located at 37.74 -107.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of San Juan County, Colorado, Mountain passes of Colorado, Transportation in San Juan County, Colorado

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