The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is a

U.S. Wilderness Area The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. Activity on formally designated wilderness areas is coordinated by the Na ...

located in San Isabel and Pike National Forests in central

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

. The wilderness was named after two highly eroded volcanic mountains, East Buffalo Peak and West Buffalo Peak, in the

Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range (elevation approximately 14,000 ft) is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north–south for roughly 40 mi (64 km) fr ...

and was established in 1993. The wilderness contains Colorado's largest herd of

bighorn sheep The bighorn sheep (''Ovis canadensis'') is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to ; the sheep typically weigh up to . Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subsp ...

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Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
at Recreation.gov 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-stub

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