Well the crystal mill is a wooden powerhouse built in 1892 added to the national register of historic places in 1985.
Crystal mill marble co.
Drive through the town past beaver lake you ll see mailboxes on the right and the parking is on the left.
Crystal gunnison co 81623.
But what is this place actually.
Get there however you can.
Also you can hike another 1000 past the mill to crystal city to have a picnic use the outhouse etc.
You ll see a sign for the town of crystal follow the left most trail.
It is a straight up incline for the first two miles.
Once you reach the sign that tells you four miles to crystal town you will have a.
The crystal mill is located 6 miles east of marble just before the ghost town of crystal.
Alltrails will give you good gps directions.
Marble co historic mill the crystal mill also called sheep mountain tunnel mill is an old mill found along the lead king loop the mill dates back to 1892.
You can hike but be prepared to move off the road to make way for cars.
This trail is a 4wd road.
It used a waterwheel to generate compressed air for mining machinery in the nearby silver mines.
Once you get to the mill it is 10 to get down to the riverbed.
It s located above the crystal river in crystal colorado between the towns of glenwood springs and aspen on highway 82 seven miles southeast of marble.
While you can take a jeep tour to crystal mill colorado you can also drive it yourself.
If you are not interested in driving or your vehicle does not have generous ground clearance the trip to crystal and the mill can be reached by foot mountain.
You can hike mountain bike utv or four wheel drive from the town of marble to the crystal mill site about a 5 mile trek.
It is reachable only in the summer and fall months by a rough one lane 4 wheel drive road.
The crystal mill or the old mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the crystal river in crystal colorado united states it is accessible from marble colorado via 4x4.
The crystal mill site is located just outside the tiny town of marble co.
Definitely pack in water and start early in the day.
Although called a watermill it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor and was originally built with a horizontal wheel.
It s a challenging.
Overlanding to crystal colorado is an experience of a lifetime.