Cripple Creek, Mining town in Colorado, United States.
Description
Cripple Creek is a mining town in Teller County, Colorado, sitting at 2,894 meters elevation near Pikes Peak. The streets are lined with brick buildings reconstructed after the great fire of 1896.
History
Robert Miller Womack discovered gold in the area in 1890, triggering a rapid influx that brought around 10,000 people by 1895. The district yielded over 23 million ounces of gold before mining declined and legalized gambling revived economic life in 1991.
Culture
The downtown area holds National Historic Landmark status and displays buildings from the gold rush era that now house working casinos. Visitors walk through streets that still follow the layout of the 1890s, with brick structures dating to 1896.
Practical
The town sits along State Highway 67, which climbs from Colorado Springs and takes about an hour to drive. Most museums and casinos are located downtown, which is easy to explore on foot.
Did you know?
Over 500 mines operated around the town, many still visible today as shafts and tunnels in the terrain. Some old mines now offer guided tours where visitors can ride into the tunnels.
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Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
617 m
Guffey Gorge
13.7 km
Victor Hotel
5.3 km
Cripple Creek Historic District
624 m
Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill
5.4 km
Cripple Creek District Museum
634 m
Victor Downtown Historic District
5.3 km
Western Federation of Miners union hall
5.3 kmFourmile Canyon
12.2 km
Goldfield City Hall and Fire Station
5.8 km
Outlaws And Lawmen Jail Museum
275 mCripple Creek Heritage Center
1.5 kmOld Homestead House Museum
391 mVictor Lowell Thomas Museum
5.4 kmMollie Kathleen Gold Mine
1.8 kmWrights Reservoir
9.9 kmBox Canyon
7 kmEvening Star Mountain
4.6 kmVictor’s Gold Camp, Ag & Mining Museum
5.5 kmImperial Hotel and Gold Bar Room Theater
237 mCripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
618 mMollie Kathleen Mine
1.8 kmButte Theater
65 mRita the Rock Planter
4.3 kmScenic viewpoint
13.1 kmScenic viewpoint
9.8 kmScenic viewpoint
12.1 kmGrassy Valley Mining Overlook
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