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