Buffalo Jump
Buffalo Jump rises to 1,376 m in Montana. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is MT FWP, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,376 m
How to reach it
27 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Nest Peak: 1.7 mi
- Half Moon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Horn Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Shortys Hill: 10.9 mi
- Chalk Butte: 16.7 mi
- Rosebud Battlefield State Park: 1.2 mi
- Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 11.7 mi
- White Arm Park: 19.8 mi
- Connor Battlefield State Park: 24.2 mi
- Black Eagle Spring: 22.6 mi
- Muddy Springs: 24.3 mi
- B Heart Spring: 24.4 mi
- Rondeau Spring: 24.6 mi
- MT FWP: 1.0 mi
- BLM: 7.0 mi
- State Trust: 10.2 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 21.0 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Jump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortys Hill | WNW 297° | 1,561 m | 10.9 mi |
| Horn Mountain | NE 38° | 1,435 m | 7.0 mi |
| Busby Butte | NNE 14° | 1,379 m | 19.4 mi |
| Eagle Nest Peak | SW 226° | 1,377 m | 1.7 mi |
| Half Moon Hill | ESE 110° | 1,374 m | 2.2 mi |
| Cook Creek Butte | NE 40° | 1,368 m | 18.5 mi |
| Traditional Crows Nest? | NNW 332° | 1,353 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pyramid Butte | E 80° | 1,194 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:40 | 16:29 |
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 | 24 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Busby, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924436
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