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Welcome to Basin ...

Basin is located in San Miguel County<1>.

Basin is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<2> 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

Area Codes for Basin: 970 & 748<3>

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)
  • Norwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Naturita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Redvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancorum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vancorum is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancorum
  • Pinon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinon is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Mountain View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Slick Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ute is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Uravan ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Uravan is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Basin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Basin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.