Welcome to Basin ...

Basin is located in San Miguel County<1>.

The location of Basin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Basin is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Basin is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Basin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Basin: (970)

Communities Also Named Basin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Basin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi (2), Montana, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basin.

Communities near Basin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basin.

• Nucla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nucla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nucla
  • Nucla is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nucla <4>
• Norwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Naturita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naturita
  • Naturita is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naturita <4>
• Redvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redvale
  • Redvale is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redvale <4>
• Vancorum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancorum
  • Vancorum is located in Montrose County
• Pinon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Montrose County
• Mountain View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Montrose County
• Slick Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Slick Rock is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slick Rock <4>
• Ute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Montrose County
• Uravan ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
  • Uravan is located in Montrose County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basin. See our Newspapers Page for Basin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basin ...

Looking for more information about Basin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Basin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/