I was in the area already checking out a few other mines, when I drove up around a corner and saw this tall and really neat headframe!  It looked like it was just barely hanging on for dear life and wouldn’t be standing much longer, so I decided to get out my camera and document it.   It’s pretty easy to get to though I recommend driving a high clearance vehicle and wait until the summer months to visit.

Please be respectful and don’t climb on or touch the mining relics!  Just take lots of pictures and enjoy this beautiful place!

I don’t know the actual name for this mine and it might be part of another mine in the area, but for the sake of this Trek I am calling it the Leaning Headframe Mine.  What is a mining headframe? A headframe was typically at a mine entrance and had some type of hoist attached to it so it could bring up ore from buckets or carts inside the mine to the surface.

The headframe is made of wood, but still in good condition considering this area of Colorado has snow much longer in the year than other parts. You can see an ore hopper next to the headframe which was used to filter some of the rock.