Flat Tops Wilderness Area

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Flat Tops Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Flat Tops Wilderness
Location: Colorado, USA
Nearest city: Grand Junction, CO
Coordinates: 39°56′56″N, 107°15′58″W
Area: 235,214 acres (951 km²)
Established: January 1, 1975
Governing body: U.S. Forest Service

The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is the second largest U.S. Wilderness Area in Colorado. It is 235,214 acres (952 km²), with 38,870 acres (157 km²) in Routt National Forest and 196,344 acres (795 km²) in White River National Forest. It was designated a wilderness area in 1975. Trappers Lake, located in the north of the area, was the lake that inspired Arthur Carhart, a U.S. Forest service official, to plea for wilderness preservation.

Colorado with Flat Tops Wilderness in red
Colorado with Flat Tops Wilderness in red


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