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Photo taken from Plateau Peak of Little Trappers Lake on August 4, 1888. A part of Trappers Lake is in the background. Both lakes are found in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.
Caption on verso:; "The small lake is Trappers lake or just the upper part of same. The other Lake lies at foot of Platteau Peak. North side. View was taken from top of Platteau Peak Aug. 4, 1888. It's a fine picture considering a small camera. Notice the clouds in the sky."...
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Trappers' Lake, Near Rifle, Colo. [closest town is Meeker, Colo.]
Trappers Lake is known as the "Cradle of Wilderness." At approximately 302 surface acres, the lake contains a strain of native cutthroat trout and the Colorado Division of Wildlife operates a spawn collection station at the Cabin Creek inlet during May and June.
Trappers Lake lies completely within the Flat Tops Wilderness [White River National Forest]; motorized boats and wheeled...