Bijou Basin, Colorado

CountryUnited States

Elevation

6,400 ft (2,000 m)

Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)

Bijou Basin, Colorado
ghost town
Early El Paso County Colorado map. Bijou Basin was five miles southeast of Sidney in northeastern El Paso County
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Coordinates: 39°07′24″N 104°27′37″W / 39.1234°N 104.4602°W / 39.1234; -104.4602
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	El Paso[1]
Elevation	6,400 ft (2,000 m)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)

Bijou Basin is an extinct town located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 39°07′24″N 104°27′37″W / 39.1234°N 104.4602°W / 39.1234; -104.4602 at an elevation of 6,400 feet (2,000 m). Travelers could take post road 49 to the settlement.^[2] It was located five miles southeast of another early settlement, Sidney.^[3]