Henderson molybdenum mine, Arapaho National Forest

Name: Henderson molybdenum mine
Address: Arapaho National Forest, United States

#22 among attractions in Arapaho National Forest

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Henderson molybdenum mine, Arapaho National Forest

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The Henderson molybdenum mine is a large underground molybdenum mine west of the town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA. The Henderson mine, which has produced molybdenum since 1976, is owned by Freeport-McMoRan. ()

Coordinates: 39°46'13"N, 105°49'59"W

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Henderson molybdenum mine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Parnassus, Bard Peak, Engelmann Peak, Jones Pass.

3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Parnassus, Arapaho National Forest
90 min walk • Mount Parnassus is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,580-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 5.4 miles west-northwest of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bard Peak, Arapaho National Forest
97 min walk • Bard Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,647-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 4.5 miles west-northwest of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Engelmann Peak, Arapaho National Forest
62 min walk • Engelmann Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,368-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 6.3 miles west by south of the Town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
3 miW
Mountain pass, Nature
Jones Pass, Arapaho National Forest
76 min walk • Jones Pass, elevation 12,454 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States.
3.5 miNE
Mountain pass, Nature
Berthoud Pass, Arapaho National Forest
90 min walk • Berthoud Pass is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The pass is located west of Denver, and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon to the upper valley of the Fraser River in Middle Park to the north.
3.2 miN
Protected area
Vasquez Peak Wilderness, Arapaho National Forest
83 min walk • The Vasquez Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southwest of Winter Park, Colorado. The 12,300-acre wilderness established in 1993 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests has 15 miles of trails.
1.2 miN
Mountain pass, Nature
Vasquez Pass, Arapaho National Forest
32 min walk • Vasquez Pass, elevation 11,693 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States.