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Flattop Mountain
Flattop Mountain is located in Colorado
Flattop Mountain
Flattop Mountain
Location in Colorado
Highest point
Elevation 12,361 ft (3,768 m)
Prominence 4,054 ft (1,236 m)
Isolation 40.77 mi (65.61 km)
Listing Colorado county high points 34th
Geography
Location High point of Garfield County, Colorado, United States
Parent range Highest summit of the Flat Tops
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Orno Peak, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest route hike

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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Flat Top Mountain (on the left) viewed from the plateau to the west

Not to be confused with Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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