Crystal, Colorado | |
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 The Crystal Club building, 2015 | |
  Crystal  Crystal | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′33″N 107°06′04″W / 39.0592°N 107.1011°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Gunnison |
| Elevation | 8,951 ft (2,728 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 175564 |
Crystal (also known as Crystal City) is a ghost town on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains along a four-wheel-drive road 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Marble and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Crested Butte. Crystal was a mining camp established in 1881 and after several decades of robust existence, was all but abandoned by 1917. The Crystal post office operated from July 28, 1882, until October 31, 1909.[2] Many buildings still stand in Crystal, but its few residents live there only in the summer.[3][4]
- ^ "Crystal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1968). Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers. LCCN 68-010099.
- ^ Vandenbusche, Duane (1980). The Gunnison Country. Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers. LCCN 80-070455.