Flat Top Mountain (Colorado)
Flat Top Mountain is the highest summit of the Flat Tops in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,361-foot (3,768 m) peak is located in the Flat Tops Wilderness, 19.1 miles (30.7 km) south-southwest (bearing 201°) of the Town of Oak Creek, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Routt National Forest and White River National Forest. The summit of Flat Top Mountain is the highest point in Garfield County, Colorado.
Flat Top Mountain (on the left) viewed from the plateau to the west
Climate
Flat Top Mountain has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on Alpine climate (ET), with only one month averaging over 10°C.
| Climate data for Flat Top Mountain 40.0068 N, 107.0827 W, Elevation: 12,080 ft (3,680 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.4 (−4.8) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
35.8 (2.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
56.1 (13.4) |
62.5 (16.9) |
60.5 (15.8) |
53.5 (11.9) |
41.8 (5.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
40.5 (4.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.2 (−10.4) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
32.9 (0.5) |
43.5 (6.4) |
50.4 (10.2) |
48.4 (9.1) |
41.4 (5.2) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
13.0 (−10.6) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.9 (−16.2) |
2.4 (−16.4) |
6.9 (−13.9) |
11.9 (−11.2) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
38.3 (3.5) |
36.3 (2.4) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.37 (86) |
3.26 (83) |
3.87 (98) |
4.82 (122) |
3.40 (86) |
1.56 (40) |
2.92 (74) |
1.89 (48) |
2.14 (54) |
3.23 (82) |
3.93 (100) |
3.67 (93) |
38.06 (966) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group | |||||||||||||
