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adjacent to the Flat Tops Wilderness
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Hiking - Wildlife

  
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  The Flat Tops are famous for outstanding view, wildflowers and animals that are available along the hundreds of miles of trails in the wilderness area. Here is a partial list of day hikes in the area:  
 
Trail Name Trail # Difficulty Miles
Anderson Reservoir 2260 Moderate .8
Big Fish 1819 Moderate 6.4
Big Ridge 1820 Very Difficult 12.5
Boulder Lake 2262 Moderate 2.0
Carhart 1815 Moderate 6.1
Chinese Wall 1803 Difficult 19.0
Cliff Lake 1831 Moderate 3.0
Deer Lake 2021 Very Difficult 3.7
Doe Creek 2259 Very Difficult 4.0
Gilley Lake 1833 Moderate .7
Hill Creek 2255 Very Difficult 4
Himes Peak 1877 Moderate 5.0
Island Lake 1842 Very Difficult 3.7
Lake Of The Woods 2263 Moderate .1
Long Park 1809 Very Difficult 6.3
Lost Creek 1808 Easy 4.0
Lost Lakes 1812 Moderate 4.1
Lost Park 1805 Easy 4.0
Lost Solar 1828 Very Difficult 8.0
Marvine 1823 Moderate 11.5
Marvine (East) 1822 Moderate 10.5
Mirror Lake 1821 Very Difficult 2.5
Nichols Creek 1830 Very Difficult 4.2
North Elk 1835 Moderate 4.2
Oyster Lake 1825 Moderate 25.0
Pagoda Lake 1804 Easy 6.5
Papoose 2248 Moderate 4.3
Park Creek 1829 Moderate 4.5
Peltier Lake 1826 Moderate 6.5
Picket Pin/Lily Pond 1811 Difficult 8.5
Salt Park 1114 Difficult 5.0
Skinny Fish/McGinnis 1813 Moderate 2.2
Snell Creek 1810 Moderate 5.0
South Derby 1857 Very Difficult 1.3
South Fork 1827 Moderate 16.5
Spring Cave 1834 Moderate .5
Stillwater 1814 Moderate 4.2
Trappers Lake 1816 Moderate 6.6
Ute Creek 1824 Moderate 9.5
W Mountain 1817 Moderate 1.9
Wall Lake 1818 Very Difficult 6.2
Wild Cow Park 1820-1B Very Difficult 2.8
Wilson Mesa 1800 Difficult 9.0
 
     
In the heart of the White River National Forest and
adjacent to the Flat Tops Wilderness

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