Pierson Basin
Pierson Basin is a depression in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,699 feet. Pierson Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Bird, as well as near the locality Tomboy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Imogene Pass.
Imogene Pass
Mountain saddle
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 south of Pierson Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Bird and Tomboy.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Pierson Basin.
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 3 miles southwest of Pierson Basin.
Pierson Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,699 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.96194° or 37° 57′ 43″ northLongitude
-107.74173° or 107° 44′ 30″ westElevation
11,699 feet (3,566 metres)Open location code
859JX765+Q8GeoNames ID
5434515
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