Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,103 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Randall County, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 55.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Randall County: 2.7 mi
- Umbarger: 3.0 mi
- Town of Dawn: 5.0 mi
- Homesite of W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer: 10.6 mi
- Dreamland Cemetery: 10.9 mi
- Brown Road Recreation Complex: 10.3 mi
- Hunsley Park: 11.3 mi
- Roadside Park #2: 11.3 mi
- Conner Park: 11.4 mi
- Roadside Park #1: 11.4 mi
- Spirit Rock: 12.1 mi
- Ozymandias on the Plains: 17.4 mi
- Cub World Fort: 17.5 mi
- Cub World Ship: 17.5 mi
- Cadillac Ranch: 20.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Lighthouse Peak: 23.5 mi
- Castle Peak: 23.7 mi
- Timber Mesa: 23.9 mi
- Capitol Mesa: 24.3 mi
- 3: 11.3 mi
- 2: 11.3 mi
- 1: 11.3 mi
- 2: 11.4 mi
- 3: 11.4 mi
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Deaf Smith County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 22.7 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 22.9 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 24.3 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 11.5 mi
- The Original Texans: 12.1 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 12.4 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 24.5 mi
- Hope Garden: 24.6 mi
- The Palisades: 20.3 mi
- River Falls: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | N 9° | 1,156 m | 22.9 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,126 m | 24.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | NNE 22° | 1,082 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cooley Butte | ENE 76° | 1,029 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Mesa | E 85° | 1,017 m | 24.8 mi |
| Castle Peak | E 86° | 999 m | 23.7 mi |
| Timber Mesa | E 81° | 993 m | 23.9 mi |
| Capitol Mesa | E 84° | 979 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:27 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:03 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, 12 mi away.
- lace hedgehog cactus87 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk49 obs
- Texas Ground-Daisy34 obs
- Western Kingbird32 obs
- Mule Deer32 obs
- Buffalo Gourd32 obs
- American Kestrel28 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow26 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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