Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness | |
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Looking northwest from Highway 285 | |
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Location | Park / Chaffee / Lake counties, Colorado, USA |
Nearest city | Leadville, CO |
Coordinates | 39°03′00″N 106°09′00″W / 39.05000°N 106.15000°W[1]Coordinates: 39°03′00″N 106°09′00″W / 39.05000°N 106.15000°W[1] |
Area | 43,410 acres (175.7 km2) |
Established | 1993 |
Governing body | U.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.[2][3] The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of bighorn sheep.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Buffalo Peaks Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Buffalo Peaks Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "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
Categories:
- IUCN Category Ib
- Wilderness areas of Colorado
- Protected areas established in 1993
- Protected areas of Chaffee County, Colorado
- Protected areas of Park County, Colorado
- Protected areas of Lake County, Colorado
- San Isabel National Forest
- Pike National Forest
- 1993 establishments in Colorado
- Colorado protected area stubs