Indian Peaks Wilderness

Indian Peaks Wilderness
Lake Isabelle below Navajo, Apache and Shoshoni Peaks
Map showing the location of Indian Peaks Wilderness
Map showing the location of Indian Peaks Wilderness
LocationGrand / Boulder counties, Colorado, USA
Nearest cityBoulder, CO
Coordinates40°04′40″N 105°34′30″W / 40.07778°N 105.57500°W / 40.07778; -105.57500[1]
Area76,711 acres (310.44 km2)
Established1978
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service / National Park Service
Navajo Peak, as seen from the top of Pawnee Peak

The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a 73,931 acre wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It includes over 50 lakes, 28 trails, and numerous glaciers.[2] It was founded as a protected area by an act of Congress in 1978.[3] It borders the James Peak Wilderness to the south, and straddles the Continental Divide.[4] The area receives high visitation due to its proximity to the Denver metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "Indian Peaks Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "IPWA | Indian Peaks Wilderness". IPWA. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "IPWA | Our History". IPWA. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ Michael (2023-05-03). "Discover the Indian Peaks Wilderness: A Hiker's Paradise - coloradounited.com". coloradounited.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.