Buffalo Peaks Wilderness

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Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is a protected high-country area in central Colorado known for its twin Buffalo Peaks, alpine forests, and extensive hiking and wildlife-viewing opportunities.

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Buffalo Peaks Wilderness canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IUCN Category Ib protected area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
area approximately 166.8 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 41,232 acres ⓘ
contains Buffalo Peaks ⓘ
East Buffalo Peak ⓘ
West Buffalo Peak ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo Peaks

alpine forests ⓘ
high-country terrain ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
established 1993 ⓘ
establishedBy Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasEcosystemType alpine tundra ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
hasHighestPoint East Buffalo Peak ⓘ
hasUse backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasWildlife bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
elk ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
various raptor species ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
central Colorado ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chaffee County, Colorado ⓘ
Park County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Mosquito Range ⓘ
managedBy Pike National Forest ⓘ
San Isabel National Forest ⓘ
namedAfter Buffalo Peaks ⓘ
nearestCity Buena Vista, Colorado ⓘ
Fairplay, Colorado ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains ecoregion ⓘ
prohibits mechanized equipment ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ
permanent structures ⓘ
road construction ⓘ

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San Isabel National Forest → containsWildernessArea → Buffalo Peaks Wilderness ⓘ