Silver Lake Basin

Silver Lake Basin is a depression in , and has an elevation of 11,827 feet. Silver Lake Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls and Wasatch Mountain.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top.

Peak
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is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Silver Lake Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pandora and Tomboy.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. is situated 2 miles northeast of Silver Lake Basin.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Silver Lake Basin

Latitude
37.91222° or 37° 54′ 44″ north
Longitude
-107.78228° or 107° 46′ 56″ west
Elevation
11,827 feet (3,605 metres)
Open location code
859JW669+V3
Geo­Names ID
5438810
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