Each lot sold for $25 and $50 for corner lots. The town consisted of 30 platted blocks containing 766 lots. Rather than investing in mines, Denver realtors Horace Bennett and Julius Myers sought wealth by platting 80 acres of land for a townsite which they named Fremont. By November, hundreds of prospectors were camping in the area.

By July 1891, a post office was established. On 20 October 1890, Robert Miller 'Bob' Womack discovered a rich ore and the last great Colorado gold rush began. Many prospectors avoided the area after the Mount Pisgah hoax, a mini gold rush caused by salting (adding gold to worthless rock). Pisgah – the conical peak at left Looking east on Bennett Avenue, early 20th centuryįor many years, Cripple Creek's high valley, at an elevation of 9,494 feet (2,894 m), was considered no more important than a cattle pasture. History Battle Mountain mines, Cripple Creek in 1898 Sunset in Cripple Creek in 1899 with Mt. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes part or all of the city and the surrounding area.

Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census. Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States.

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