East Basin

East Basin is a depression in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,677 feet. East Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Pandora, as well as near the locality Tomboy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wasatch Mountain.

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. Wasatch Mountain is situated 2 miles west of East Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pandora and Tomboy.

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 4 miles north of East 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 4 miles north of East 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 4 miles southwest of East Basin.

East Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,677 feet
Also known as: “Blue Lake Basin”
Category: landform
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.88222° or 37° 52′ 56″ north

Longitude

-107.76117° or 107° 45′ 40″ west

Elevation

12,677 feet (3,864 metres)

Open location code

859JV6JQ+VG

GeoNames ID

5420416

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