Buffalo Jump
Buffalo Jump is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,308 m. Horn Mountain stands 1,435 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Creek Butte, a peak 2.5 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1308 m
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- B Heart Spring: 3.7 mi
- Black Eagle Spring: 3.8 mi
- Rondeau Spring: 4.5 mi
- Elliot Spring: 6.1 mi
- Muddy Springs: 6.7 mi
- BLM: 8.2 mi
- BLM: 11.0 mi
- BLM: 12.4 mi
- State Trust: 13.3 mi
- BLM: 13.9 mi
- Cook Creek Butte: 2.5 mi
- Busby Butte: 9.6 mi
- Fisher Butte: 10.8 mi
- Browns Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Battle Butte: 13.0 mi
- Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 8.8 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 14.6 mi
- King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 20.1 mi
- Rosebud Battlefield State Park: 21.7 mi
- Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 24.2 mi
- Cheyenne Indian Museum: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Jump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Mountain | SW 223° | 1,435 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sarpy Mountains | NW 312° | 1,380 m | 19.4 mi |
| Busby Butte | WNW 289° | 1,379 m | 9.6 mi |
| Eagle Nest Peak | SW 222° | 1,377 m | 22.7 mi |
| Buffalo Jump | SW 222° | 1,376 m | 21.0 mi |
| Half Moon Hill | SW 216° | 1,374 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cook Creek Butte | SW 231° | 1,368 m | 2.5 mi |
| Chalky Point | NNW 330° | 1,356 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Busby, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357924434
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