Silt is an Interstate 70 town located in western Colorado. It has a fairly large population for a mountain town of 2,930 at the time of the 2010 census.
The elevation of Silt is 5,456 feet. There has been a Silt Post Office mailing letters since 1898. The town was incorporated in May of 1915 and resides in Garfield County, halfway between Rifle and New Castle on I-70, seven miles from each. Silt was called so because of the silt deposits found at the town’s original location.
Recreation
Read about the Camping near Silt, around Garfield County.
Accommodations
Activities near Silt
Federal Lands:
Landmarks:
State Parks:
- Harvey Gap State Park (5mi)
- Rifle Falls State Park (13mi)
- Rifle Gap State Park (13mi)
Towns:
- Aspen (60mi)
- Basalt (42mi)
- Carbondale (32mi)
- Clifton (62mi)
- De Beque (37mi)
- Dotsero (37mi)
- Eagle (50mi)
- El Jebel (38mi)
- Glenwood Springs (19mi)
- Grand Junction (68mi)
- Gypsum (43mi)
- New Castle (7mi)
- Palisade (57mi)
- Parachute (53mi)
- Rifle (7mi)
- Snowmass Village (58mi)
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