Twin Lakes — Chaffee County

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Twin Lakes — Chaffee County

Gold Mining Site CO • Chaffee County County
Description
The Red Mountain area, from Twin Lakes west to the Continental Divide elevation 11,000-12,000 feet, difficult to reach, many area old mines above valley produced lode and by-product gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: chaffee_co.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: TWIN LAKES. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. The Red Mountain area, from Twin Lakes west to the Continental Divide elevation 11,000-12,000 feet, difficult to reach, many area old mines above valley produced lode and by-product gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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