Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Looking northwest from Highway 285
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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.

• East Buffalo Peak
• West Buffalo Peak

• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness at Recreation.gov
• U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved March 29, 2023.