La Junta Basin
La Junta Basin is a depression in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,218 feet. La Junta Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Pandora, as well as near Liberty Bell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles northeast of La Junta Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pandora and Telluride.
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 2½ miles north of La Junta Basin.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
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 northeast of La Junta Basin.
La Junta Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,218 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.89888° or 37° 53′ 56″ northLongitude
-107.7959° or 107° 47′ 45″ westElevation
12,218 feet (3,724 metres)Open location code
859JV6X3+HJGeoNames ID
5426848
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