Buffalo Jump
Buffalo Jump rises to 1,403 m in Montana. Big Pryor Mountain stands 2,675 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Pryor Mountain, a peak 5.5 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Big Horn County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,403 m
How to reach it
43 named places within 25 miles
- East Pryor Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Dead Indian Hill: 8.9 mi
- Barrys Island: 10.2 mi
- Big Pryor Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Crown Butte: 11.3 mi
- Annerer Spring: 6.3 mi
- Tony Island Spring: 7.1 mi
- Petes Spring: 7.2 mi
- Teeples Spring: 8.2 mi
- Roberts Spring: 8.6 mi
- Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 7.2 mi
- Hillsboro: 9.9 mi
- Ewing-Snell Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Two Eagles Interpretive Trail: 11.4 mi
- Fort Smith: 18.9 mi
- Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range: 12.9 mi
- Chief Plenty Coups State Park: 18.5 mi
- Chief Plenty Coups House: 18.4 mi
- Chief Plenty Coups Museum: 18.5 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 7.6 mi
- Tony Island: 7.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pryor Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,675 m | 10.6 mi |
| East Pryor Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,673 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Pryor Mountain | SW 225° | 2,575 m | 11.8 mi |
| Point Lookout | ESE 114° | 2,209 m | 21.1 mi |
| Crown Butte | W 276° | 2,097 m | 11.3 mi |
| West Pryor Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,036 m | 17.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,885 m | 22.1 mi |
| War Man Mountain | E 87° | 1,578 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowtail DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933516
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