Alaska Basin
Alaska Basin is a locality in San Juan, Colorado. Alaska Basin is situated nearby to the locality Mineral Point, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironton and Animas Forks.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 2½ miles west of Alaska Basin.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3½ miles east of Alaska Basin.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 5 miles southeast of Alaska Basin.
Alaska Basin
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.92953° or 37° 55′ 46″ northLongitude
-107.63314° or 107° 37′ 59″ westOpen location code
859JW9H8+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 10266367563OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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