Artwork · Colorado
Mod Buffalo
Mod Buffalo is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,152 m. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Collegiate Peaks runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates38.53579, -105.99231
- On the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tenderfoot Hill: 0.5 mi
- The Crater: 3.7 mi
- Rick Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Big Baldy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Poncha Mountain: 5.5 mi
Parks: 17
- Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
- Alpine Park: 0.2 mi
- Thonhoff Park: 0.3 mi
- Little River Ranch Park: 4.3 mi
- Chipeta Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Riverboat Works: 0.5 mi
- Captain Zipline: 6.5 mi
- Monarch Scenic Tram: 18.2 mi
- The Squeeze: 18.5 mi
- Whale's Tail: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Calcite: 8.9 mi
- Alpine: 20.0 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 21.3 mi
- Whitepine: 21.7 mi
- St. Elmo: 22.3 mi
Museums: 4
- The Salida Museum: 1.2 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 22.3 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 22.3 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Train Caboose: 0.2 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 0.4 mi
- Hancock: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Chalk Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Windy Point: 19.7 mi
- The Palisades: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Oak Springs: 18.1 mi
- Oak Springs: 18.2 mi
- Hayden Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Twin Falls: 7.7 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 11.5 mi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Mod Buffalo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Antero | NW 305° | 4,351.4 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tabeguache Peak | WNW 294° | 4,316.7 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Shavano | WNW 293° | 4,315 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Ouray | WSW 238° | 4,233 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount White | WNW 302° | 4,159 m | 15.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 281° | 4,145 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jones Peak | WNW 298° | 4,136 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chipeta Mountain | WSW 246° | 4,109 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salida, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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