Gillett

Gillett is a ghost town in Teller County, Colorado, sitting at just under 10,000 feet in a valley along State Highway 67, not far from Cripple Creek. Its origins trace to 1894, when the site was platted during the Cripple Creek mining boom and grew as a settlement tied to the Midland Terminal Railway. A post office served the community from 1894 until 1913, reflecting a lifespan closely bound to local mining and railroad activity. As both industries faded, so did the town, and it was largely abandoned well before the latter half of the 20th century.

Visitors today will find little more than the remnants of a once-functional railroad settlement set against a high-elevation valley landscape. The location along Highway 67 makes it accessible by car, though the high altitude and Colorado mountain winters mean the site is best visited from late spring through early fall.