Wild Basin

Wild Basin is a depression in Boulder, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,731 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ouzel Lake and Thunder Lake.

Thunder Lake

Lake

Photo: Pmagsco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thunder Lake is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wild Basin.

Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin

Building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin is a small structure in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Built in 1930, the 12-foot by 16-foot cabin may have been built as a simple shelter, but has more recently been used on an occasional basis as a backcountry patrol cabin in the Wild Basin area. Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wild Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allenspark.

Allenspark

Village

Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0.

Allenspark is an unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Allenspark is situated 4½ miles east of Wild Basin.

Wild Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 9,731 feet
Also known as: “Land of Many Waters”
Category: landform
Location: Boulder, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.20137° or 40° 12′ 5″ north

Longitude

-105.61195° or 105° 36′ 43″ west

Elevation

9,731 feet (2,966 metres)

Open location code

85GP692Q+G6

GeoNames ID

5583402

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Satellite Map

Discover Wild Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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