LOCATION:   The Piper Mountain Herd Management Area is located in Inyo County, CA approximately 20 miles east of Bishop, CA. The Herd Management Area is bordered on the west side by Highway 168.

 

ACREAGE:     86,000 acres are managed for wild horses and wild burros

 

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WILDLIFE:

 

HERD SIZE:    17 horses and 82 burros

 

HORSE COLORS:      Brown and Bay

BURRO COLORS:     Gray, Blue and Pink

 

SIZE OF HORSES:     14-16 hands and 800-1000 pounds

SIZE OF BURROS:     11-12 hands and 400-600 pounds

 

HISTORY:       The horses in this area likely originated from historical ranching stock. The burros are thought to have been abandoned in the mid-1800s when the mining operations began to fail.

 

 

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