16,101 acres
Description
The Flat Tops Wilderness Addition includes the BLM’s Hack Lake Wilderness Study Area and adjacent national forest lands. Hack Lake provides a dramatic access to the Flat Tops Wilderness area. From the trailhead at Sweetwater Lake Lodge, Ute Trail and W Mountain Trail pass through a succession of life zones up to the palisades of the White River Flat Tops. The rich, varied forest along the Ute Trail includes small dark ponds, unique rock formations, splendid meadows and sweeping views across the Colorado River Valley to Castle Peak and the Gore, Sawatch and Elk Mountain ranges.
