Buffalo Peaks Wilderness

Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Looking northwest from Highway 285
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Location	Park / Chaffee / Lake counties, Colorado, USA
Nearest city	Leadville, CO
Coordinates	39°03′00″N106°09′00″W / 39.05000°N 106.15000°W / 39.05000; -106.15000[2]
Area	43,410 acres (175.7 km^2)
Established	1993
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and PikeNational Forests in central Colorado. The 43,410-acre (175.7 km²) wilderness was named after two highly eroded volcanic mountains, East Buffalo Peak and West Buffalo Peak, in the Mosquito Range and was established in 1993.^[3][4] The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of bighorn sheep.

See also

• East Buffalo Peak
• West Buffalo Peak

References

1. Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 29, 2023
2. "Buffalo Peaks Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
3. "Buffalo Peaks Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
4. "Special Places". Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

External links

• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness at Recreation.gov
• U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved March 29, 2023.