Flat Tops Wilderness Area

Infobox_protected_area | name = Flat Tops Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 86
locator_y = 81
location = Colorado, USA
nearest_city = Grand Junction, CO
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 56
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 107
long_minutes = 15
long_seconds = 58
long_direction = W
area = 235,214 acres (951 km²)
established = January 1, 1975
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest ServiceThe 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.

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Flat%20Tops Flat Tops Wilderness] at Wilderness.net.
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/aq/natarm/r2/flat_tops.htm Flat Tops Wilderness Page] at the USDA Forest Service.