Flat Tops Wilderness

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Flat Tops Wilderness is a rugged, high-elevation protected area in Colorado known for its broad volcanic plateaus, extensive alpine lakes, and excellent opportunities for hiking, fishing, and backcountry recreation.

All labels observed (2)

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Flat Tops Wilderness canonical 2
Flat Tops Wilderness (part) 1

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Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessRegulation mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
area approximately 235,000 acres ⓘ
approximately 95,000 hectares ⓘ
contains Flat Tops Plateau ⓘ
Trappers Lake ⓘ
cliff-bound valleys ⓘ
extensive wetlands and meadows ⓘ
numerous alpine lakes ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
timberline forests ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designationYear 1975 ⓘ
elevationRange roughly 8,000 to over 12,000 feet ⓘ
geology volcanic basalt flows ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor backcountry recreation ⓘ
broad volcanic plateaus ⓘ
excellent hiking opportunities ⓘ
extensive alpine lakes ⓘ
fall big-game hunting ⓘ
fishing opportunities ⓘ
steep cliffs and escarpments ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
locatedIn Rocky Mountains ⓘ
Routt National Forest ⓘ
White River National Forest ⓘ
namedFor Flat Tops Plateau ⓘ
nearestCity Meeker, Colorado ⓘ
Yampa, Colorado ⓘ
notableTrail Chinese Wall Trail ⓘ
Trappers Lake trails ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
primaryEcosystem alpine tundra ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
recreationActivity backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
region northwestern Colorado ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
terrainType rugged high-elevation plateau ⓘ
trailSystem hundreds of miles of trails ⓘ
typicalTreeSpecies Engelmann spruce ⓘ
lodgepole pine ⓘ
subalpine fir ⓘ
typicalWildlife bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
elk ⓘ
moose ⓘ
mountain lion ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
U.S.CongressDesignation Wilderness ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rio Blanco County, Colorado → hasProtectedArea → Flat Tops Wilderness (part) ⓘ
linked to: Flat Tops Wilderness
Yampa River → near → Flat Tops Wilderness ⓘ