Saucer Basin

Saucer Basin is a depression in Montrose, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,741 feet. Saucer Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Uravan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uravan and Bedrock.

Uravan

Hamlet

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

Uravan is a former uranium mining town in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region. Uravan is situated 4 miles east of Saucer Basin.

Bedrock

Hamlet

Photo: David Coggins, CC BY 2.0.

Bedrock is an unincorporated community and U.S. post office in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States. Bedrock is situated 5 miles southwest of Saucer Basin.

Saucer Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 5,741 feet
Category: landform
Location: Montrose, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.35332° or 38° 21′ 12″ north

Longitude

-108.80538° or 108° 48′ 19″ west

Elevation

5,741 feet (1,750 metres)

Open location code

85CH953V+8R

GeoNames ID

5437913

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