Bijou Basin is an extinct town located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates at an elevation of . Travelers could take post road 49 to the settlement. It was located five miles southeast of another early settlement, Sidney.
History The Bijou Basin, Colorado Territory, post office operated from April 8, 1869, until March 30, 1907. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.
See also
Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Front Range Urban Corridor List of ghost towns in Colorado List of post offices in Colorado
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State of Colorado History Colorado