Buzzards Peak Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
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Location	Imperial County, California, USA
Nearest city	Blythe, CA
Coordinates	33°02′59″N 115°06′49″W / 33.0496042°N 115.1136383°W / 33.0496042; -115.1136383
Area	11,840 acres (48 km2)
Established	2019 (2019)
Governing body	U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

BUzzards Peak Wilderness is a protected wilderness area to the southeast of the Milpitas Wash Wilderness separated by California State Route 78 in Imperial County, California. Established in 2019 by the U.S. Congress, the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Indian Pass Wilderness, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge and the Colorado River are to the south and southeast. Wildlife includes the desert tortoise, Yuma kingsnake, Colorado River toad, Great Plains toad, tree lizard, burros, mule deer and mountain lion. Vegetation found in the area: cholla and beavertail cactus, ocotillo, palo verde, acacia, ironwood, and the rare California Ditaxis.^[2]

• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

• Buzzards Peak Wilderness Fact Sheet - California Wilderness Coalition