Mineral Basin

Mineral Basin is a depression in , and has an elevation of 12,566 feet. Mineral Basin is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass and Bridal Veil Falls.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Mineral Basin.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in . is situated 2½ miles north of Mineral Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. is situated 3 miles north of Mineral Basin.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Mineral Basin.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 4 miles northeast of Mineral Basin.

Mineral Basin

Latitude
37.89833° or 37° 53′ 54″ north
Longitude
-107.73728° or 107° 44′ 14″ west
Elevation
12,566 feet (3,830 metres)
Open location code
859JV7X7+83
Geo­Names ID
5431330
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