Flat Top (Gunnison County, Colorado)
| Flat Top | |
|---|---|
| Flattop | |
.JPG) The mountain in 2025 viewed from Jack's Cabin Cutoff, north of Almont | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,581 ft (3,225 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,071 ft (326 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 4.15 mi (6.68 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°42′34.06″N 106°54′33.89″W / 38.7094611°N 106.9094139°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Flat Top The peak's location in Colorado | |
| Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[2] |
| Parent range | West Elk Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Flat Top |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hike |
Flat Top, elevation 10,581 feet (3,225 meters), is a summit in the West Elk Mountains north of Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. The peak is within the Gunnison National Forest.[1]
Geology
The top of the mountain is covered with a basaltic lava flow laid down during the Miocene.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Flat Top, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Flat Top". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Charles H.; Dea, Peter A. (1981). "Quaternary glacial and slope-failure deposits of the Crested Butte area, Gunnison County, Colorado" (PDF). In Epis, R. C.; Callender, J. F. (eds.). Western Slope (Western Colorado). New Mexico Geological Society Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook. Vol. 32nd. New Mexico Geological Society. pp. 155–163. doi:10.56577/FFC-32.
