Bridal Veil Basin

Bridal Veil Basin is a depression in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,369 feet. Bridal Veil Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Pandora, as well as near Liberty Bell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wasatch Mountain and Bridal Veil Falls.

Wasatch Mountain

Peak

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Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

Bridal Veil Falls

Waterfall

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Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2½ miles north of Bridal Veil Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pandora and Ophir.

Pandora

Hamlet

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Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. Pandora is situated 3 miles north of Bridal Veil Basin.

Ophir

Village

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Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bridal Veil Basin.

Tomboy

Locality

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Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 3½ miles north of Bridal Veil Basin.

Bridal Veil Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,369 feet
Category: landform
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.88694° or 37° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-107.78006° or 107° 46′ 48″ west

Elevation

12,369 feet (3,770 metres)

Open location code

859JV6P9+QX

GeoNames ID

5414910

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