Ask anyone on Western Colorado’s Grand Mesa what they know about the place and they’ll tell you it’s number one in something. Highest flat top mountain in the world. Largest flat top mesa.

Your favorite Colorado mountains ... Roach, who now lives in Montrose, gave The Gazette his top-five list, the first two being nostalgic picks from his Front Range upbringing.

The world’s largest flat-top mountain, the landmark looming in view just about anywhere you go in western Colorado, is a “secret?” It can indeed feel that way, said Melissa Newell.