Crystal, Gunnison County, Colorado
Crystal, Colorado | |
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The Crystal Club building, 2015 | |
Crystal Location of Crystal, Colorado. Crystal Crystal (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′33″N 107°06′04″W / 39.0592°N 107.1012°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Gunnison |
| Elevation | 8,951 ft (2,728 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | Carbondale 81623 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS place 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. Many buildings still stand in Crystal, but its few residents live there only in the summer.