Colorado Hwy 3 From Marble To Crystal Mill

The crystal mill is located 6 miles east of marble just before the ghost town of crystal.

Colorado hwy 3 from marble to crystal mill.

The crystal mill old mill or historically known as the sheep mountain mill is one of the most beautiful picturesque and reputed to be the most photographed area in colorado state. 3 in gunnison county colorado from the town of marble to the famous crystal. The road to crystal mill forest road 314 is listed as moderate in the 4 4 book i mentioned in this post. Autumn at crystal mill near marble.

Ot episode 1 crystal mill this episode of off tracks takes us across county rd. It sits at an elevation of 7 992 feet in gunnison county a far drive from the county seat of gunnison. Know before you go to crystal mill marble colorado there are definitely a few things to note before taking off on an overlanding trip to crystal mill and beyond you can either drive it yourself or take the jeep tour to crystal mill with crystal river jeep tours. The road to crystal mill.

On county road 3 6 miles east of colorado hwy 133 28 miles south of carbondale 58 miles southwest of aspen and 86 miles northeast of gunnison co. Hidden away several miles off highway 133 on county road 3 marble is a cool little mountain town. What it s like to drive alongside the crystal river from marble colorado to crystal mill and the ghost town of crystal in the beautiful maroon bells. 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.

It is reachable only in the summer and fall months by a rough one lane 4 wheel drive road. 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. It s about a 10 mile round trip excursion from marble to the mill and then the ghost town of crystal beyond.