La Plata Basin
La Plata Basin is a depression in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,965 feet. La Plata Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Everett, as well as near Winfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Plata Peak and Mount Blaurock.
La Plata Peak
Peak
Photo: Robertbody, CC BY 3.0.
La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,343-foot fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 22.7 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
Mount Blaurock
Peak
Mount Blaurock is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,623-foot thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 21.1 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Mount Blaurock is situated 2½ miles southeast of La Plata Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winfield and Twin Lakes.
Winfield
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winfield is a populated place in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It is estimated that as many as 1,500 people may have lived in Winfield at times in the past. Winfield is situated 4½ miles southeast of La Plata Basin.
Twin Lakes
Hamlet
Photo: Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twin Lakes is a pair of glacier-carved alpine lakes about 15 miles south of historic Leadville, Colorado. They are downstream along the Arkansas River, whose headwaters are by Leadville. Twin Lakes is situated 6 miles northeast of La Plata Basin.
Vicksburg
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado, high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. Vicksburg is situated 6 miles southeast of La Plata Basin.
La Plata Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,965 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.04138° or 39° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
-106.47336° or 106° 28′ 24″ westElevation
11,965 feet (3,647 metres)Open location code
85FM2GRG+HMGeoNames ID
5434820
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