Ghost town · Colorado
Bijou Basin
Bijou Basin is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,950 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,402 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Fort, a peak 2.8 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.16222, -104.42417
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Calhan Park: 11.1 mi
- El Paso County Fairgrounds: 11.5 mi
- Fawn Valley Park: 12.6 mi
- A.F. Nordman Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Falcon Dog Park: 14.0 mi
Peaks: 17
- Fremont Fort: 2.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.6 mi
- Table Rock: 13.7 mi
- Holcolm Hills: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Hungate Memorial: 13.0 mi
- The Homestead: 22.9 mi
- Fred McKown Park: 23.4 mi
- Ackerman Overlook: 24.3 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Golden Egg: 20.9 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 23.6 mi
- St. Clare: 23.9 mi
- Dinosaur Statue for Gas Station: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ship Rock: 4.9 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- American Aviation: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gwillimsville: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- The Homestead: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Labyrinth: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bijou Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | W 266° | 2,402 m | 22.8 mi |
| True Mountain | W 268° | 2,374 m | 22.0 mi |
| Vollmer Hill | SW 234° | 2,347 m | 16.0 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WSW 257° | 2,321 m | 17.4 mi |
| Best Butte | W 269° | 2,297 m | 19.3 mi |
| Larkspur Butte | W 281° | 2,291 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nemrick Butte | W 279° | 2,279 m | 21.6 mi |
| Corner Mountain | W 279° | 2,271 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastonville 2 NNW, 10 mi away.
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