Box Canyon
Box Canyon is a box canyon in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Box Canyon has an elevation of 7,861 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouray and Thistledown.
Ouray
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Ouray is a small town in Southwestern Colorado, magnificently situated in the San Juan Mountains and nicknamed "The Switzerland of America" for its scenery and outdoor recreational opportunities.
Thistledown
Hamlet
Thistledown is an unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The community is located southwest of Ouray on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and Camp Bird. Thistledown is situated 2 miles southwest of Box Canyon.
Camp Bird
Hamlet
Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361. Camp Bird is situated 4 miles southwest of Box Canyon.
Box Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 7,861 feet
- Description: canyon in Ouray County, Colorado, United States
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Box Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Box Canyon”
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