THE BASALT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Foothill Shrublands setting.
Basalt town has 2.02 square miles of land in Eagle County, Pitkin County. Its Census reference point is in Foothill Shrublands, within Southern Rockies.
Steep mountains rise through distinct vegetation bands, from lower grass and shrub country to conifers and alpine terrain. Elevation is a defining difference across Southern Rocky Mountain landscapes.
Regional context: Southern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Basalt intersects 2 county geographies: Eagle County, Pitkin County. A Basalt mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Basalt by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Basalt, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Colorado’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Basalt town has 38.1% of the land area of nearby El Jebel CDP (5.31 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.