Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness

{{Short description|Protected area in Colorado, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

| iucn_ref = [https://www.protectedplanet.net/369968 Protected Area Profile for Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness] from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

| photo = Linkins Lake.JPG

| photo_caption = Linkins Lake in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness

| map = Colorado#USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in Colorado##Location in United States

| location = Pitkin County, Colorado, United States

| nearest_city = Aspen, CO

| coordinates = {{coord|39|12|00|N|106|37|00|W|region:US|notes={{cite gnis|197624|Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness|August 10, 2012}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|82026|acre|km2}}

| established = 1978

| visitation_num =

| visitation_year =

| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

}}

The Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in White River National Forest east of Aspen, Colorado. The {{convert|82026|acre|km2|adj=on}} wilderness established in 1978 includes the headwaters of Hunter Creek and the Fryingpan River plus many peaks of the Williams Mountains. It borders on the Mount Massive Wilderness to the east, separated only by the continental divide. There are {{convert|50|mi|km}} of trails in the wilderness area.{{cite web |title=Hunter=Fryingpan Wilderness |publisher=Wilderness.net |url=http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=252 |access-date=August 10, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness |publisher=Colorado Wilderness |url=http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/hunter.html |access-date=August 10, 2012}}