Champion Basin
Champion Basin is a depression in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,827 feet. Champion Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Ironton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Mountain Pass.
Red Mountain Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
Red Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 2 miles north of Champion Basin.
Tomboy
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4½ miles northwest of Champion Basin.
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 5 miles northwest of Champion Basin.
Champion Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,827 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.90666° or 37° 54′ 24″ northLongitude
-107.68645° or 107° 41′ 11″ westElevation
11,827 feet (3,605 metres)Open location code
859JW847+MCGeoNames ID
5416673
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