Buffalo Peaks Wilderness

Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Looking northwest from Highway 285
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is located in Colorado
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Location within Colorado
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is located in the United States
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Location within the United States
LocationPark / Chaffee / Lake counties, Colorado, USA
Nearest cityLeadville, CO
Coordinates39°03′00″N 106°09′00″W / 39.05000°N 106.15000°W / 39.05000; -106.15000[2]
Area43,410 acres (175.7 km2)
Established1993
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and Pike National 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.[4][5] The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of bighorn sheep.

See also

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". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Peaks Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Special Places". Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Retrieved August 8, 2012.


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