Buffalo Jumps
Buffalo Jumps is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,708 m. Hogback Mountain stands 3,224 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1708 m
How to reach it
74 named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Ruby Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Timber Hill: 11.4 mi
- Ruby Valley Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Virginia City Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Nevada City Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
- Adobetown Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Virginia City Park: 13.0 mi
- River of Gold: 12.6 mi
- Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall: 12.6 mi
- Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 12.7 mi
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 12.7 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 11.5 mi
- Place of Discovery: 12.5 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 12.7 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Union City: 9.9 mi
- Nevada City: 12.7 mi
- Maloney Spring: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Jumps. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | S 178° | 3,224 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sunset Peak | S 181° | 3,215 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Butte | SE 143° | 3,197 m | 23.0 mi |
| Olson Peak | S 180° | 3,180 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,142 m | 16.2 mi |
| Big Horn Mountain | SE 136° | 3,126 m | 23.7 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | NNE 25° | 3,107 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ward Peak | NNE 26° | 3,078 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:35 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:01 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alder 19S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924439
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