Basin Mountain
Basin Mountain is a peak in La Plata, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,222 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Nighthorse.
Lake Nighthorse
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Lake Nighthorse is a reservoir created by the 270 feet high Ridges Basin Dam southwest of Durango in La Plata County Colorado. As part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project, Lake Nighthorse provides water storage for tribal and water right claim-holders along the Animas River.
Basin Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,222 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: La Plata, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.20584° or 37° 12′ 21″ northLongitude
-107.95479° or 107° 57′ 17″ westElevation
8,222 feet (2,506 metres)Open location code
859J624W+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 358914118OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
5412837
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