Cliff · Montana
Buffalo Jump
Buffalo Jump is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,651 m. Mount Wood stands 3,846 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Waldstein, a peak 3.0 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1651 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.42911, -109.84653
- 27.8 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Waldstein: 3.0 mi
- Limestone Butte: 3.6 mi
- Black Butte: 5.7 mi
- Meyer Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Fishtail Butte: 7.2 mi
Springs: 15
- South Robinson Spring: 3.0 mi
- Blind Sheep Spring: 3.3 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Spring: 3.3 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hudson Spring: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Woodbine Falls: 5.6 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Impasse Falls: 22.1 mi
- Calamity Falls: 24.3 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Natural Bridge State Park: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Greycliffs: 21.4 mi
Parks: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Buffalo Jump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wood | S 171° | 3,846 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Hague | S 178° | 3,750 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mystic Mountain | S 179° | 3,686 m | 18.1 mi |
| Froze-to-Death Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,583 m | 17.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | S 190° | 3,559 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Park Mountain | SSW 192° | 3,499 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Hole-in-the-Wall | SSE 160° | 3,490 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Mountain | S 189° | 3,462 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:26 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:50 | 16:40 |
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 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NYE #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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