Three Basins 2.0

Three Basins Trail Jeep will take you into 3 interesting basins a short distance north of Silverton.  These basins are easily accessible, but not as well known as many of the larger ones.

Ross Basin, Minnehaha Basin and South Fork of Cement Creek Basin.

The hanging rail line at this old mine shown at right is in Minnehaha Basin.

There is a GPS - gpx track at the bottom of the page.
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Rail hanging out on left
Ross Basin is the shortest of the three, and is visible from the Animas Loop road as you go from Silverton to Corkscrew Basin.

The road ends at a wide spot on top of mine tailings.  The view looking back down the basin is enjoyable.
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Mine tailings at end of Ross Basin
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Looking down Ross Basin
The road in Minehaha Basin circles around the upper end at an elevation of 12,300'.  The end offers a great view of the road leading to Corkscrew Gulch and the Red Mountains.
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Road circling upper end
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Minihaha to Red Mountains
South Fork of Cement Creek is a relaxed drive up into another beautiful basin.  This one has a lake accessed by a short hike.
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South Fork Cement Creek Basin
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Short hike to here
Updated 2015.
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