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<br />In addition to the <br />for supplementary <br />following items: <br /> <br />WARS rating, the area was rated <br />attributes which included the <br /> <br />Endangered or threatened species of <br />animals, insects, and plants <br /> <br />Special ecological features <br /> <br />Special geological features <br /> <br />Scenic values <br /> <br />Cultural features <br /> <br />The overall rating for the above was 2 on a <br />scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most favorable <br />for wilderness. <br /> <br />b. Geographic Distribution of Wilderness. <br /> <br />There are several wildernesses near the <br />Buffalo Peaks WSA. Within 50 miles are Lost <br />Creek, Mount Evans, Holy Cross, Mount Massive, <br />Hunter-Fryingpan, and Collegiate Peaks <br />Wilderness as shown on Table D and the Study <br />Area Relationship Map, Figure 3. Together, <br />those areas offer a wide variety of recreation <br />opportunity, terrain, vegetative types, and <br />scenic quality. <br /> <br /> TABLE C <br /> COUNTY LAND STATUS <br /> Chaffee Cty Lake Cty Park Cty <br /> Acres Percent Acres Percent Acres Percent <br />Total Acres 664,300 243,000 1,383,700 <br />Forest Service <br />Acres 452,225 68% 156,387 65% 645,472 47% <br />Other Public <br />Lands 57,766 9% 18,690 8% 133,115 10% <br />Existing Wilder- <br />ness 82 , 100 12% 38,900 16% 126,000 9% <br /> 21 <br /> <br />j',r 0S' 1 .., <br />\. :' '- ~...; <br />