Buffalo Peaks Wilderness | |
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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 / 39.05000; -106.15000[2] |
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.[3][4] The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of bighorn sheep.