Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, United States

Alternative Names:	Cripple Creek, Fremont, Kripl Krik, Kripl-Krik, Krippl Krik, Kripul Krijk, ke li pu er xi, kripala krika, krybl kryk, krypl kryk klradw, Крипл Крик, Криппл Крик, Крипъл Крийк, Кріпл-Крік, كريبل كريك, کریپل کریک، کلرادو, क्रिपल क्रीक, 克里普尔溪
Type:	Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat Locality:	Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Mindat.org Region:	Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Region:	Teller County, Colorado, United States
Latitude:	38° 44' 47" N
Longitude:	105° 10' 41" W
Lat/Long (dec):	38.74666,-105.17831
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	2,882m
Population:	1,155 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5418552
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5418552:6
GUID:	d76ffd4a-149b-4c6a-bbf7-c8e7d70c6232

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 45' 0" N	105° 10' 29" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Hit & Miss, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 55" N	105° 10' 11" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Poverty Gulch, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 44" N	105° 10' 9" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Abe Lincoln Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 44" N	105° 10' 4" W	0.9km (0.6 miles)
Roanoke shaft, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 45' 17" N	105° 10' 37" W	0.9km (0.6 miles)
Conundrum Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 28" N	105° 10' 11" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Red Bird, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 22" N	105° 10' 16" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Protection, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 23" N	105° 10' 11" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Joseph, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 33" N	105° 10' 1" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Moon Anchor Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 31" N	105° 10' 0" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Midget, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 25" N	105° 10' 4" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Maryland, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 26" N	105° 10' 4" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Stafford, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 25" N	105° 10' 4" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Cobb Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 31" N	105° 9' 59" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Peachy, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 31" N	105° 9' 58" W	1.2km (0.7 miles)
Garstin, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 31" N	105° 9' 56" W	1.2km (0.7 miles)
New Moon, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 29" N	105° 9' 56" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Baby McKee, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 34" N	105° 9' 54" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Bent Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 24" N	105° 9' 59" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Good Will Tunnel, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 18" N	105° 10' 4" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Bonanza King Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 24" N	105° 9' 59" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Ellithorp, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 29" N	105° 9' 54" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Chicago Tunnel, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 38" N	105° 9' 46" W	1.4km (0.8 miles)
Gold Bond Occurrence, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 17" N	105° 10' 1" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Elkhorn claim, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 45' 20" N	105° 10' 0" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Puritan, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 29" N	105° 9' 46" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Anchoria-Leland Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 25" N	105° 9' 46" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Ophelia Tunnel (Gold Exploration; Moffat Tunnel), Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 0" N	105° 10' 33" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Mint, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 8" N	105° 10' 4" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Kolb Shaft, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	38° 44' 57" N	105° 9' 39" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)

Miner's cage at Molly Kathleen mine.

Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Anchoria Leland Mine

Anchoria-Leland Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Abe Lincoln Mine

Abe Lincoln Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Miner's cage at Molly Kathleen mine.

Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Anchoria Leland Mine

Anchoria-Leland Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Abe Lincoln Mine

Abe Lincoln Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Miner's cage at Molly Kathleen mine.

Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Anchoria Leland Mine

Anchoria-Leland Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Colorado, USA	State
Teller County, Colorado, USA	County
Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA	City

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