Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area Explained

Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:	IV
Map:	Idaho
Map Alt:	A map of Idaho showing the location of Snow Peak WMA
Coordinates:	47.0444°N -115.6488°W
Location:	Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
Nearest City:	Avery, ID
Area:	32000acres
Established:	1989
Governing Body:	Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area at 32000acres is an Idaho wildlife management area in Shoshone County.^[1] 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 that are cooperatively managed by the IDFG and U.S. Forest Service.^[2]

Elevations in the WMA range from 2300feet to 6760feet 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824143528/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/docs/wma/snowPeak.pdf . dead . August 24, 2012.
2. Web site: Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area Cooperative Management Plan . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . 19 October 1992 . May 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502050943/https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/portal/sites/ifwis/files/webform/wmasurvey/Snow%20Peak%20Management%20Plan.pdf . live . May 2, 2012.
3. Web site: Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area . Public Lands Information Center . May 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130730042612/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2481 . live . July 30, 2013.
4. Web site: Wildlife Management Areas . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302053701/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ . live . March 2, 2013.