Victor, Colorado
City of Mines...
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| Victor, Colorado Elevation 9693 ft. |
Victor was founded in 1893, two years after Cripple Creek, and was located right at the foot of Battle
Mountain. Since Cripple Creek was the site of the original gold strike, it was better known and evolved as
the center for the gold camp, but Victor was actually home to some of the richest mines. It was where
most of the miners lived, and there were even a number of very successful gold mines located within the
city limits. In fact the Gold Coin Mine was one of these, and it was discovered when the Woods brothers
were digging the foundation for a first class hotel. When they struck rich ore they developed the mine and
built the hotel at a different location.
The town of Victor is less commercialized than Cripple Creek and does not have casinos and gambling.
Many of the original brick buildings (built after the first fire) are still standing, and there are signs of both
past mining and active mining all around the town. In fact, a large active mining operation is located just
north of town and offers tours to the public. It is located right across the road from the Little Grouse
Trailhead.
There are nice walking and driving tours of the area, with much well preserved history to see. There are
many hiking trails nearby that take you past old mine workings, mine headframes, ore shutes, ore sorting
houses with spectacular views of Pike's Peak and the surrounding mountains. The Vindicator Trail is
very nice and takes you past many old structures. The Battle Mountain trail is not quite as well marked, but
takes you past many old gold mines and mining structures.
While in Victor, be sure and visit the Victor Trading Company. It has tons of old artifacts, maps, gold ore
specimens, books, and other interesting literature on the area's history. The Victor Hotel is beautifully
decorated and very interesting to see. The main lobby still has an old vault built-in to the wall which
probably held a great deal of wealth over the years. If you are looking for a good place to grab some lunch
or breakfast, then you may want to visit the Aspen Country Cottage and Deli. We enjoyed lunch here on a
couple occasions as we were exploring the area. Also, be sure and visit the Victor Lowell Thomas
Museum, as there are many interesting things to see there.
Below are some pictures of the Victor area when we visited in June of 2010. Enjoy!
Mountain. Since Cripple Creek was the site of the original gold strike, it was better known and evolved as
the center for the gold camp, but Victor was actually home to some of the richest mines. It was where
most of the miners lived, and there were even a number of very successful gold mines located within the
city limits. In fact the Gold Coin Mine was one of these, and it was discovered when the Woods brothers
were digging the foundation for a first class hotel. When they struck rich ore they developed the mine and
built the hotel at a different location.
The town of Victor is less commercialized than Cripple Creek and does not have casinos and gambling.
Many of the original brick buildings (built after the first fire) are still standing, and there are signs of both
past mining and active mining all around the town. In fact, a large active mining operation is located just
north of town and offers tours to the public. It is located right across the road from the Little Grouse
Trailhead.
There are nice walking and driving tours of the area, with much well preserved history to see. There are
many hiking trails nearby that take you past old mine workings, mine headframes, ore shutes, ore sorting
houses with spectacular views of Pike's Peak and the surrounding mountains. The Vindicator Trail is
very nice and takes you past many old structures. The Battle Mountain trail is not quite as well marked, but
takes you past many old gold mines and mining structures.
While in Victor, be sure and visit the Victor Trading Company. It has tons of old artifacts, maps, gold ore
specimens, books, and other interesting literature on the area's history. The Victor Hotel is beautifully
decorated and very interesting to see. The main lobby still has an old vault built-in to the wall which
probably held a great deal of wealth over the years. If you are looking for a good place to grab some lunch
or breakfast, then you may want to visit the Aspen Country Cottage and Deli. We enjoyed lunch here on a
couple occasions as we were exploring the area. Also, be sure and visit the Victor Lowell Thomas
Museum, as there are many interesting things to see there.
Below are some pictures of the Victor area when we visited in June of 2010. Enjoy!
| Downtown Victor Aspen Country Cottage & Deli |
| Victor Lowell Thomas Museum |
| Victor City Hall |
| Vindicator Trail |
| Downtown Victor |
| Victor Gold Coin Club Near Gold Coin Mine |
| Victor Trading Company |
| Victor Mining Relics |
| Old Victor Streetcar |
| Downtown Victor Tatlow Building |
| Downtown Victor |
