Nearest city Leadville, CO Area 175.7 km² | Governing body U.S. Forest Service Established 1993 | |
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Location Park / Chaffee / Lake counties, Colorado, USA Address Buena Vista, CO 81211, USA Management United States Forest Service Similar Neota Wilderness, Fossil Ridge Wilderness, Cache La Poudre Wilderness, Vasquez Peak Wilderness, Sarvis Creek Wilderness | ||
Buffalo peaks wilderness colorado
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. The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of bighorn sheep.
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Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA