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Buffalo Park

Buffalo Park from directly overhead

Buffalo Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,173 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagstaff Buffalo, a artwork 0.3 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 3.1 miles off.

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Coordinates35.22161, -111.63243

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • McMillan Mesa: 1.1 mi
  • Devils Head: 1.9 mi
  • TV Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Dry Lake Hills: 3.1 mi
Parks: 43
Artworks: 27
Attractions: 16
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 6.4 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 6.4 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 6.5 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Buffalo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakNNW 343°3,850.77 m9.0 mi
Agassiz PeakNNW 340°3,766 m7.6 mi
Fremont PeakNNW 347°3,648 m7.2 mi
Aubineau PeakN 351°3,608 m9.4 mi
Rees PeakN 353°3,497 m9.4 mi
Doyle PeakN 354°3,493 m7.5 mi
Schultz PeakN 0°3,074 m6.5 mi
Elden MountainNE 56°2,834 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0719:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338445161676558483830
Precip in2.12.21.90.90.80.32.63.01.81.51.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Gambel Oak100 obs
  • Mallard87 obs
  • Baker Kingcup Cactus74 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard67 obs
  • Steller's Jay64 obs
  • Arizona mariposa lily63 obs
  • horsetail milkweed58 obs
  • great mullein54 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/205504372

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