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Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area
Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
Nearest city	Avery, ID
Coordinates	47°02′40″N 115°38′56″W / 47.044357°N 115.648766°W
Area	32,000 acres (129.5 km2)
Established	1989
Governing body	Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area at 32,000 acres (130 km²) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Shoshone County.^[1] The WMA consists of 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) lands acquired from Plum Creek Timber in 1989 and 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of lands on St. Joe National Forest that are cooperatively managed by the IDFG and U.S. Forest Service.^[2]

Elevations in the WMA range from 2,300 feet (700 m) to 6,760 feet (2,060 m) on Snow Peak.^[3] Snow Peak has significant populations of mountain goats and elk as well as other species less common in Idaho, such as pileated woodpeckers and northern goshawks.^[4]

References

^ "Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ "Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area Cooperative Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 19 October 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ "Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2012.