Flattop Mountain Trail Explained

Flattop Mountain Trail
Nearest City:Estes Park, Colorado
Built:1925
Architect:National Park Service; Civilian Conservation Corps
Added:September 27, 2007
Mpsub:Rocky Mountain National Park MPS
Refnum:07000999

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.[1]

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Larimer County, Colorado

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flattop Mountain Trail. 2008-12-15. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.