Yankee Boy Basin
Yankee Boy Basin is an alpine basin in Ouray County, southwestern Colorado. It is in the San Juan Mountains, protected within Uncompahgre National Forest.Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Sneffels and Teakettle Mountain.
Mount Sneffels
Peak
Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America.
Teakettle Mountain
Peak
Teakettle Mountain, elevation 13,825 ft, is a summit in the Sneffels Range of southwest Colorado.
Gilpin Peak
Peak
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
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. Camp Bird is situated 3 miles southeast of Yankee Boy Basin.
Tomboy
Locality
Thistledown
Hamlet
Thistledown is an unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Thistledown is situated 4 miles east of Yankee Boy Basin.
Yankee Boy Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 12,198 feet
- Description: valley in Colorado, United States
- Categories: basin and landform
- Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.9961° or 37° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
-107.77756° or 107° 46′ 39″ west
Elevation
12,198 feet (3,718 metres)
Open location code
859JX6WC+CX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Yankee Boy Basin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yankee Boy Basin”
- Hebrew: “אגן ינקי בוי”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Liberty Bell and Pandora.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cirque Mountain and Ocean Wave Mine.
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Worth a closer look: Denver and Colorado Springs.
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