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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imogene Pass.

Imogene Pass

Mountain saddle

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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

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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 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″ north

Longitude

-107.71228° or 107° 42′ 44″ west

Elevation

11,811 feet (3,600 metres)

Open location code

859JX72Q+C3

GeoNames ID

5436313

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