Imogene Basin

Imogene Basin is a depression in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,624 feet. Imogene Basin is situated nearby to the locality Tomboy, as well as near the hamlet Camp Bird.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imogene Pass.

Imogene Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Imogene Pass is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado. It crosses a ridge connecting Ouray, Colorado with Telluride, Colorado, and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in Colorado.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Camp Bird.

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 1½ miles west of Imogene 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 2 miles north of Imogene Basin.

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 2½ miles east of Imogene Basin.

Imogene Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,624 feet
Category: landform
Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.94388° or 37° 56′ 38″ north

Longitude

-107.72784° or 107° 43′ 40″ west

Elevation

11,624 feet (3,543 metres)

Open location code

859JW7VC+HV

GeoNames ID

5425962

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