Middle Basin

Middle Basin is a depression in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,169 feet. Middle Basin is situated nearby to the locality Tomboy, as well as near the hamlet Pandora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imogene Pass and Bridal Veil Falls.

Imogene Pass

Mountain saddle

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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. Imogene Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Middle Basin.

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 2½ miles south of Middle Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

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.

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 2 miles southwest of Middle 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 northeast of Middle Basin.

Middle Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,169 feet
Category: landform
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.95083° or 37° 57′ 3″ north

Longitude

-107.75812° or 107° 45′ 29″ west

Elevation

12,169 feet (3,709 metres)

Open location code

859JX62R+8Q

GeoNames ID

5430969

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