Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area at is an
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
wildlife management area in
Shoshone County.
The WMA consists of of
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) lands acquired from
Plum Creek Timber in 1989 and of lands on
St. Joe National Forest
The St. Joe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the Idaho panhandle and is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (the other two are the Coeur d'Alene and Kaniksu National Forests). ...
that are cooperatively managed by the IDFG and
U.S. Forest Service
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...
.
Elevations in the WMA range from to on Snow Peak. Snow Peak has significant populations of
mountain goats and
elk
The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...
as well as other species less common in Idaho, such as
pileated woodpeckers and
northern goshawks.
References
{{Protected Areas of Idaho
Protected areas established in 1989
Protected areas of Shoshone County, Idaho
Wildlife management areas of Idaho
1989 establishments in Idaho