Flat Tops (Colorado)

Coordinates: 39°55′45″N 107°18′17″W / 39.92915°N 107.30478°W / 39.92915; -107.30478
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The Flat Tops
Flattops
The Flat Tops as seen from State Highway 131 in Routt County
Highest point
PeakFlat Top Mountain
Elevation12,361 ft (3,768 m)
ListingMountain ranges of Colorado
Coordinates39°55′45″N 107°18′17″W / 39.92915°N 107.30478°W / 39.92915; -107.30478
Geography
The Flat Tops is located in Colorado
The Flat Tops
The Flat Tops
Location in Colorado
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
Parent rangeRocky Mountains

The Flat Tops is a mountain range located in

lodgepole pine, with aspen groves at lower elevations.[6] The top of the plateau is alpine tundra
.

The highest point in the Flat Tops is the summit of Flat Top Mountain (12,361 ft) on the east side of the range. The Devil's Causeway,[7] perhaps the most popular geologic feature and notorious hiking experience in the Flat Tops, is located in the same area. The Causeway is a narrow neck of the plateau where eroding glaciers on either side almost met. A trail crosses the Causeway which at its narrowest is 3 to 4 feet wide with drop-offs of hundreds of feet to the valleys on either side.

The eastern side of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area can be accessed by Routt County Rd 7 through the town of Yampa, Colorado. 

The best-known destination approached from the west side of the range is Trappers Lake.

Gallery

  • Flat Top Mountain, the highest peak in the Flat Tops (12,361 ft), overlooks Stillwater Reservoir.
    Flat Top Mountain, the highest peak in the Flat Tops (12,361 ft), overlooks Stillwater Reservoir.
  • The Devil's Causeway is a unique geological feature and popular hiking destination.
    The Devil's Causeway is a unique geological feature and popular hiking destination.
  • The layers of basalt that form the top of the plateau are exposed where glaciation has carved valleys.
    The layers of basalt that form the top of the plateau are exposed where glaciation has carved valleys.
  • A September sunrise highlights the basalt cliffs above Trappers Lake.
    A September sunrise highlights the basalt cliffs above Trappers Lake.
  • By late September the alpine flora on the plateau have turned brown. The distant peaks are part of the Flat Tops range.
    By late September the alpine flora on the plateau have turned brown. The distant peaks are part of the Flat Tops range.

References

  1. ^ White River National Forest
  2. ISBN 978-0-87842-609-6
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  3. ISBN 0-917895-38-X
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  4. ^ Flat Tops Wilderness Area
  5. ISSN 1387-3547
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  6. ISBN 0-9623868-8-X
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  7. ^ "Devils Causeway". www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com. Retrieved 16 Feb 2021.

External links

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