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Buffalo Hump

Buffalo Hump, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Hump rises to 2,167 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fifteenmile Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05968, -109.28818

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Fifteenmile Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Ox Yoke Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Chicken Springs: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Bicentennial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Big Sandy Park: 8.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat MountainESE 111°2,650 m17.7 mi
South Table MountainSE 127°2,524 m17.9 mi
Essex MountainE 92°2,441 m8.9 mi
Cabin ButteSE 139°2,425 m22.2 mi
North Table MountainSE 125°2,419 m16.9 mi
Deer ButteSE 141°2,401 m20.1 mi
Emmons ConeSE 135°2,392 m23.6 mi
Elk MountainN 357°2,380 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:30
June solstice05:4220:1520:57
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4316:0416:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121428384857646252402614
Precip in0.30.30.50.81.51.10.50.70.80.60.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farson 2nne, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586062 — Buffalo Hump, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499792

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