Bijou Basin | |
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Coordinates: 39°8′8.16″N 104°27′24.84″W / 39.1356000°N 104.4569000°W | |
Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
Bijou Basin is an extinct town located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 39°08′08″N 104°27′25″W / 39.1356°N 104.4569°W at an elevation of 6,398 feet (1,950 m). Travelers could take post road 49 to the settlement.[1] It was located five miles southeast of another early settlement, Sidney.[2]
The Bijou Basin post office operated from April 8, 1869, until March 30, 1907.[3]