Flattop Mountain Trail

United States historic place


Flattop Mountain Trail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Along the trail at nearly 11,000 feet
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Nearest city	Estes Park, Colorado
Built	1925
Architect	National Park Service; Civilian Conservation Corps
MPS	Rocky Mountain National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000999
Added to NRHP	September 27, 2007^[1]

The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail begins at 9500 feet of elevation at Bear Lake and climbs Flattop Mountain to a maximum elevation of 12,324 feet on the Continental Divide.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "Flattop Mountain Trail". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. December 15, 2008.

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Peaks	Chief Cheley Peak Fairchild Mountain Hagues Peak Hallett Peak Longs Peak Mount Chiquita Mount Ida Mount Julian Mount Alice Mount Meeker Mummy Mountain Mummy Range Never Summer Mountains Flattop Mountain Lean Mountain Mount Richthofen Static Peak Taylor Peak Twin Sisters Peaks Ypsilon Mountain
Hiking trails and technical climbs	Hiking trails Bear Lake Bierstadt Lake Continental Divide Trail East Inlet Trail East Longs Peak Trail Fern Lake Trail Flattop Mountain Trail Lake Haiyaha Trail Lost Lake Trail Shadow Mountain Trail Thunder Lake Trail-Bluebird Lake Trail Upper Beaver Meadows Technical climbs Casual Route Northcutt-Carter Route South Face (Petit Grepon)
Glaciers	Andrews Glacier The Dove (glacier) Mills Glacier Moomaw Glacier Rowe Glacier Saint Vrain Glaciers Taylor Glacier Tyndall Glacier
Bodies of water	Bear Lake Bierstadt Lake Chasm Falls Dream Lake Fern Lake Haynach Lakes Hidden River Murphy Lake La Poudre Pass Lake Roaring River Snowdrift Lake Sprague Lake

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Park Roads
- Fall River Road
- Trail Ridge Road / US 34
Highways
- US 34
- US 36
- SH 7
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National Historic Landmarks	Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building
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Other properties	Bear Lake Comfort Station Dutchtown East Inlet Trail East Longs Peak Trail Fall River Pass Ranger Station Fall River Pump House and Catchment Basin Fall River Road Fern Lake Patrol Cabin Fern Lake Trail Flattop Mountain Trail Gem Lake Trail Glacier Basin Campground Ranger Station Grand River Ditch Lake Haiyaha Trail Little Buckaroo Ranch Barn Lost Lake Trail Lulu City Site Milner Pass Road Camp Mess Hall and House Moraine Lodge North Inlet Trail Sandbeach Lake Trail Shadow Mountain Lookout Shadow Mountain Trail Snogo Snow Plow Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin Thunder Lake Trail-Bluebird Lake Trail Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 245 Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 246 Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 247 Timber Creek Road Camp Barn Timberline Cabin Tonahutu Creek Trail Trail Ridge Road Twin Sisters Lookout Agnes Vaille Shelter Wild Basin House Wild Basin Ranger Station Willow Park Patrol Cabin Willow Park Stable Ypsilon Lake Trail
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