Silver Basin

Silver Basin is a depression in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,637 feet. Silver Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Bird, as well as near the locality Tomboy.

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 2½ miles south of Silver Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Bird and Tomboy.

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.

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 2 miles south of Silver 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 3 miles southwest of Silver Basin.

Silver Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,637 feet
Category: landform
Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.96305° or 37° 57′ 47″ north

Longitude

-107.74867° or 107° 44′ 55″ west

Elevation

11,637 feet (3,547 metres)

Open location code

859JX772+6G

GeoNames ID

5438718

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