Buffalo Ridge Preserve
Buffalo Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 478 m. Continental Mountain stands 1,356 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Ridge Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Ridge Park: 0.3 mi
- Coyote Basin Park: 1.1 mi
- Quail Run Basin Park: 1.2 mi
- Moonlight Shadows Neighborhood Green Space: 1.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Center Park: 1.5 mi
- iron statue: 0.8 mi
- Cloud 9: 5.6 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 7.0 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 7.3 mi
- David C. Uribe: 7.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Union Hills: 4.1 mi
- Moon Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Moon Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 5.6 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 5.6 mi
- Arch: 3.5 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 6.8 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 9.2 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 10.6 mi
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 10.8 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 7.3 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 7.7 mi
- Xeric Garden: 11.0 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 11.0 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 11.0 mi
- Mountain Spring: 12.7 mi
- Jims Spring: 13.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.8 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 13.9 mi
- Burro Springs: 16.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 6.7 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 6.7 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 7.3 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 5.6 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 5.7 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 5.8 mi
- Pima Area 4: 5.8 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 5.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Desert Enclave Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 11.1 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 13.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 13.9 mi
- Sven Slab: 14.3 mi
- West Point: 20.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 22.3 mi
- Marinette: 14.0 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 18.4 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Buffalo Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,356 m | 17.2 mi |
| East End | E 85° | 1,240 m | 13.9 mi |
| McDowell Peak | E 91° | 1,230 m | 12.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 96° | 1,214 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | E 85° | 1,196 m | 13.3 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | E 91° | 1,192 m | 12.5 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,192 m | 16.4 mi |
| Granite Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,072 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/562712542
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 11 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 16 mi
- Fountain Hills · 18 mi
- Tempe · 19 mi
- Guadalupe · 21 mi
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