| North Derby Trail crosses the Stillwater dam, a water impoundment built 1940 under the Roosevelt public works program. On the other side of the dam there is a registration/information board. Please register and become familiar with posted information.As the trail leaves the reservoir, it passes through several parks and begins its ascent through spruce/fir forest. At mile .8 visitors enter the Flat Tops Wilderness at an elevation of 10,445 feet. After a short downhill grade, the trail passes a few small ponds and once again begins to climb towards the pass. At mile 1.9 guests reach the highest point of the trail, at an elevation of 11,200 feet. This saddle divides the Yampa River/White River watersheds as well as the Routt/White River National Forests.Guests may then climb to the highest point in the wilderness, at the top of Flat Top Mountain, elevation of 12,354 feet, by heading east along the divide for another 2.1 miles. By staying on the trail, instead, guests will head south and reach Hooper Lake at mile 3.0. Keener Lake lies to the southwest of Hooper Lake.This 2.2 mile trail is located within the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest. The beginning elevation is 10,280 feet and the ending elevation is 10,800 feet. |
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