| Deposit ID | 60000390 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011660 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Park District |
| Alternate or previous names | Whitecross District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.49873, 37.94311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DISTRICT LIES IN HEADWATERS OF LAKE FORK GUNNISON RIVER, EXTENDING WESTWARD TO HINSDALE-SAN JUAN COUNTY LINE, NW TO WOOD MOUNTAIN AND ARETE BETWEEN CLEVELAND GULCH AND HORSEHOE AND SCHAFER BASINS, NE TO HEADS OF COOPER AND SILVER CREEKS, AND SE DOWN LAKE FORK NEARLY TO CONFLUENCE WITH COTTONWOOD CREEK AND SHERMAN DISTRICT. PROMINENT LANDMARKS INCLUDE SUNSHINE PEAK, REDCLOUD PEAK, WHITECOSS MOUNTAIN, BURROWS PARK, HANDIES PEAK, EDITH MOUNTAIN, AMERICAN BASIN, WOOD MOUNTAIN, CINNAMON MOUNTAIN, AND JONES MOUNTAIN. DISTRICT EXTENDS WESTWARD ONTO HANDIES PEAK (1955) QUAD. DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD UP LAKE FORK SOUTH AND WEST FROM LAKE CITY; VIA ROAD NORTH FROM SILVERTON, UP ANIMAS RIVER AND CINNAMON CREEK, AND OVER CINNAMON PASS; VIA PACK TRAIL UP GROUSE GULCH FROM ANIMAS RIVER, OVER UNNAMED PASS, INTO AMERICAN BASIN. SECTIONS LISTED (UNSURVEYED) INCLUDE THOSE CONTAINING PATENTED CLAIMS. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR OLD TOWNSITE OF WHITECROSS AT NORTH BASE OF WHITECROSS MTN ON LAKE FORK AT BURROWS PARK, IN S2 SE NW SEC. 35, T43N, R6W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST : 1977 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redcloud Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Gemstone | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.49873, 37.94311 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | CALDERA |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN-UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERAS, LAKE CITY CALDERA, SILVERTON CALDERA, EUREKA GRABEN |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SAN JUAN DEPRESSION |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1974 |
| District name | PARK DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | WHITECROSS DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | HUBERT L. GREENBACK |
| Home office | VALLEY CENTER, KS |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | RESERVE MINERAL CORP. |
| Home office | COLORADO SPRINGS |
| Year | 1976 |
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