Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park is a park in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,403 m. Sacagawea Peak stands 2,925 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument, a attraction 0.3 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- King's Bark Park: 7.4 mi
- Taylor Park: 7.4 mi
- Milwaukee Park: 7.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 7.6 mi
- Railroad Park: 7.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 13.7 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Pine Butte: 15.2 mi
- Ruby Mountain: 15.9 mi
- MT University: 19.9 mi
- State Trust: 20.1 mi
- Story Mill Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
- State Trust: 22.8 mi
- Public Land: 22.9 mi
- Manhattan Area Museum: 7.5 mi
- Headwaters Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- American Computer Museum: 21.8 mi
- Gallatin History Museum: 21.8 mi
- Fly Fishing the Misty Madison River: 14.5 mi
- Sundial: 19.4 mi
- Red Chair: 21.6 mi
- "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 21.7 mi
- T-Rex Fossil: 22.2 mi
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument: 0.3 mi
- Three Forks Rodeo Grounds: 8.0 mi
- Graffiti Quonset Hut: 21.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Childrens Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
- Round Spring: 18.5 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Three Forks Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Spanish Breaks: 20.4 mi
- Bozeman Beach: 21.4 mi
- Michael P. Malone Centennial Mall: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madison Buffalo Jump State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacagawea Peak | ENE 73° | 2,925 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pomp Peak | ENE 72° | 2,911 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hardscrabble Peak | ENE 70° | 2,904 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ross Peak | E 79° | 2,747 m | 24.8 mi |
| Blacktail Mountain | NE 49° | 2,551 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Knob | SSW 195° | 2,445 m | 24.3 mi |
| Noon Mark | SSE 149° | 2,282 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | SW 231° | 2,169 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:34 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:55 | 16:45 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan Landfill, 6 mi away.
- Plains Pricklypear13 obs
- Rocky Mountain Juniper13 obs
- yellow fritillary11 obs
- spiny phlox10 obs
- fragrant sumac9 obs
- Yellow Rabbitbrush8 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow8 obs
- leafy wildparsley8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/151563401
Day trips start here
- Three Forks · 8 mi
- Belgrade · 14 mi
- Bozeman · 22 mi
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