Porphyry Basin
Porphyry Basin is a depression in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,802 feet. Porphyry Basin is situated nearby to the locality Tomboy, as well as near the hamlet Pandora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Mountain Pass and Bridal Veil Falls.
Red Mountain Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
Red Mountain Pass elevation 11,018 ft is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties. Red Mountain Pass is situated 2 miles east of Porphyry 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 northwest of Porphyry 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. Tomboy is situated 3½ miles north of Porphyry 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 3½ miles northwest of Porphyry 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.
Porphyry Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,802 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.88722° or 37° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-107.74978° or 107° 44′ 59″ westElevation
12,802 feet (3,902 metres)Open location code
859JV7P2+V3GeoNames ID
5435118
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