Flat Top Mountain
Flat Top Mountain rises to 3,766 m in Colorado. Sheep Mountain stands 3,733 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
Flat Top Mountain is the highest summit of the Flat Tops in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,361-foot (3,768 m) peak is located in the Flat Tops Wilderness, 19.1 miles (30.7 km) south-southwest (bearing 201°) of the Town of Oak Creek, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Routt National Forest and White River National Forest. The summit of Flat Top Mountain is the highest point in Garfield County, Colorado.
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Wikidata Q5457814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,766 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
- 25.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 13 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook · 13 mi
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Peak: 2.6 mi
- Derby Peak: 3.6 mi
- Little Marvine Peaks: 4.2 mi
- Orno Peak: 4.7 mi
- Maggies Nipple: 5.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 5.9 mi
- Sand Point: 9.8 mi
- Hangmans Rock: 13.5 mi
- Sable Point: 14.4 mi
- Harp Point: 17.7 mi
- Snell Park: 14.4 mi
- Dotsero Wildlife Area: 15.0 mi
- Wet Park: 19.6 mi
- Deep Lake Spring: 20.3 mi
- Broken Rib Spring: 24.6 mi
- Deep Lake Day Use: 20.4 mi
- Stagecoach Swim Beach: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Flat Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,733 m | 6.9 mi |
| Derby Peak | SW 218° | 3,716 m | 3.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | SE 134° | 3,713 m | 2.6 mi |
| Orno Peak | N 351° | 3,696 m | 4.7 mi |
| Trappers Peak | WSW 240° | 3,650 m | 10.2 mi |
| W Mountain | SSW 196° | 3,624 m | 10.1 mi |
| Shingle Peak | SW 220° | 3,615 m | 10.2 mi |
| Big Marvine Peak | WSW 252° | 3,614 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yampa, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358908515
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