Uravan – Populated Place in Montrose, Colorado

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 203153

Location

State Colorado

County Montrose

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

38°22'06"N 108°44'11"W

Decimal Degrees

38.3683225, -108.7364871

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Uravan

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Bedrock

9.1 mi WSW

Also Known As

Joe Junior Mill

Hydrography

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Description

An abandoned uranium mining town.

History

Established approx. 1936. (CO-T3/111394/p18A)

Nearby Features

Hieroglyphic Canyon Valley · 0.1 mi ESE
Spring Creek Mesa Summit · 1.2 mi N
Tabeguache Creek Stream · 1.5 mi ESE
Spring Creek Stream · 1.6 mi ESE
Atkinson Creek Stream · 1.6 mi NW
Hog Park Wash Stream · 2.6 mi N
West Atkinson Creek Stream · 3.1 mi N
Big Atkinson Creek Stream · 3.1 mi N
Hog Park Flat · 3.6 mi NNE
Blue Springs Point Summit · 3.7 mi NE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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