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Colorado Boy Mine in Ironton, Colorado
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The Colorado Boy Mine sits high on a steep hillside, visible from the Million Dollar Highway far below, but almost no one hikes up to see it close-up.
It features one of only three intact wooden vertical shaft houses left standing from the 1880s silver and gold rush era out of dozens that once stood. This rare survivor is a powerful symbol of the frontier mining life that once filled these remote San Juan peaks.
A short, easy 1.8-mile round-trip walk from Ironton takes you through quiet alpin
It features one of only three intact wooden vertical shaft houses left standing from the 1880s silver and gold rush era out of dozens that once stood. This rare survivor is a powerful symbol of the frontier mining life that once filled these remote San Juan peaks.
A short, easy 1.8-mile round-trip walk from Ironton takes you through quiet alpin
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