Richmond Basin
Richmond Basin is a depression in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,811 feet. Richmond Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Bird, as well as near Ironton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 southwest of Richmond Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Bird and Ironton.
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 1½ miles northwest of Richmond Basin.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 2 miles southeast of Richmond Basin.
Tomboy
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2½ miles west of Richmond Basin.
Richmond Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,811 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.95111° or 37° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-107.71228° or 107° 42′ 44″ westElevation
11,811 feet (3,600 metres)Open location code
859JX72Q+C3GeoNames ID
5436313
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