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Crystal

Ghost town · Gunnison County, Colorado

Snowmass Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Snowmass Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crystal is a ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Gunnison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crystal as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0592° N, 107.1011° W.

Key facts

Elevation8,954 ft
Nearest living townMarble, CO
Distance to it4.9 miles
Coordinates39.05917, -107.10111

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What's there now

Crystal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marble, CO (population 236), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,954 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Title: Cabin in Crystal, Colorado, a virtual ghost town in a valley on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, on a precipitous, a four-wheel-drive-only roa
Title: Cabin in Crystal, Colorado, a virtual ghost town in a valley on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, on a precipitous, a four-wheel-drive-only roa · Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Crystal?

Crystal is in Gunnison County, Colorado, at 39.0592, -107.1011.

How many ghost towns are in Gunnison County?

Gunnison County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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