American Basin
American Basin is a depression in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,343 feet. American Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Eureka, as well as near the locality Animas Forks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Handies Peak and Jones Mountain.
Handies Peak
Peak
Photo: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles southwest by west of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.
Jones Mountain
Peak
Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot thirteener is located 9.6 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties.
Niagara Peak
Peak
Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The 13,812-foot thirteener is located 8.9 miles northeast by east of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. Niagara Peak is situated 1½ miles southwest of American Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eureka and Animas Forks.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 3 miles southwest of American Basin.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3½ miles northwest of American Basin.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 4½ miles southwest of American Basin.
American Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,343 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.90833° or 37° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
-107.51839° or 107° 31′ 6″ westElevation
12,343 feet (3,762 metres)Open location code
859JWF5J+8JGeoNames ID
5411740
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