Silt is a statutory town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.

[8] The community was named for the silt deposits at the original town site.

[9] Silt is located on the north side of the Colorado River about 175 miles (282 km) west of Denver.

Interstate 70 passes through the town as it follows the river, with access from Exit 97.

[10] This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.