This is an early beta version that’s still a work in progress. We hope to develop and refine the contents going forward. In the meantime, we’re making it fully available to the public as-is. Started by the Jefferson County Historical Commission in the 1990s, it was transferred to the Golden History Museum-City of Golden in 2020.
Crystal Lake
| Address | 1 mi. W. of Pine |
|---|---|
| Quad | Pine, 1965 (1985) |
| Section | S28, T7S, R71W |
| Elevation | 6850 |
| Source | Interviews, Area Residents, 1992; Denver and Intermountain Railroad Time Table, June 5, 1922. |
| Other | Crystal Lake Post Office; Crystal Lake Railroad Stop |
| Seealso | NULL |
| Initialdate | 1992-04-21 00:00:00-06 |
| Person | DWL |
| Latestdate | 1995-01-20 00:00:00-07 |
| Person2 | DWL |
| History | Ice was harvested from the lake around 1900 and transported to Denver via the Denver & Southern Railroad's narrow-gauge train until 1937 when the line was discontinued. 200 pound blocks were loaded into cleaned-out cattle cars. It is a private fishing lake at the present time. Was probably named for the crystal-clear ice. |
| Pix | NULL |
| Link | NULL |
| Gisloc | NULL |
| Active | 1 |
| Lifecyclestatus | Active |