Mountain Photography by Jack Brauer

Colorado Rockies: Flattops and Park Range, near Steamboat

The Flattops and Park Range are two separate ranges in the region surrounding Steamboat Springs, in northern Colorado. The Flattops, west of Steamboat, are a unique mountain range with sheer walls guarding high plateaus laden with alpine lakes. The gentle high alpine topography makes this range a backpacker's paradise. The Park Range, east of Steamboat, has similar terrain, but with some bigger jagged peaks too.

Wall Lake, Trappers Peak, Flattops, Colorado photo
Trappers Lake, fireweed, Flattops, Colorado photo
Trappers Lake, reflection, Flattops, Colorado photo
Gilpin Lake, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Park Range, Colorado photo
Big Agnes, Gilpin Lake, Zirkel Wilderness, Park Range, Colorado photo
Trappers Lake, reflection, Flattops, Colorado photo