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The Crystal Mill, part of the National Register of Historic Places, is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado
The Crystal Mill is located approximately 6 miles east of Marble, just before the ghost town of Crystal. It is only reachable in the summer and fall months by a rough, one-lane, 4-wheel-drive road.
In earlier days the Crystal Mill was also known as the Sheep Mountain Powerhouse or Lost Horse Mill, and even nicknamed dead horse mill by some. This structure is a very popular place among photographers, probably the most popular in Colorado. You can find it on many book covers, calendars and post cards but there’s nothing quite like seeing it for yourself!
The mill has never actually had any electricity. The waterwheel on the Crystal River generated compressed air that miners used to power silver ore extraction machinery.