Holiday Headframe Lighting 2025

The giant headframes that are the remains of 1890's gold mining days will again light up the night sky around Victor and Cripple Creek again this holiday season. These unique mining structures are one-of-a-kind remnants of the gold rush era and will sport holiday ornaments, some as large as 20 feet tall. The headframe lights will be lit against the starry night skies of the Victor and Cripple Creek starting Saturday, Nov. 29. Everything from a Christmas wreath to a snowman and a toy soldier will be on display this year.

A self-guided driving tour map is be available online at STCFG.com. The lights will be best viewed after dark and will be in place Friday through Sunday nights through New Year’s Day, weather/safety and volunteers permitting. Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s, weather allowing, the lights will be on nightly. Please respect private property and stay on public roads to view the ornaments.

This holiday lighting tradition is sponsored by SSR Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining, on whose property most of the headframes are located and the Southern Teller County Focus Group who coordinates generator crews. Volunteers from the communities staff the generators and line power connections each weekend. Other sponsors include the City of Victor, Cripple Creek Parks & Recreation, Cripple Creek Fire Department, and the Cripple Creek District Museum. Support also comes from Black Hills Energy crews who help refurbish the lamps on the ornaments.

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