Buffalo Mountain
Buffalo Mountain rises to 638 m in Pennsylvania. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lybarger Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 638 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 17.6 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lybarger Hill: 3.1 mi
- Glade Pike Vista: 5.1 mi
- Savage Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 7.3 mi
- Bedford County Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
- The Greens: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
- The Square: 10.0 mi
- Sports Park: 10.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 10.3 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 11.8 mi
- Fagan CREP Easement: 15.6 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 16.7 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 18.4 mi
- Grand View Point Hotel: 9.8 mi
- Fort Bedford Museum: 10.1 mi
- Fort Dewart: 10.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 11.1 mi
- Lime kiln: 12.0 mi
- National Museum of the American Coverlet: 9.8 mi
- Bedford County Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 10.1 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 10.1 mi
- Old Bedford Village: 10.8 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 3.5 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 7.7 mi
- Black Spring: 8.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.7 mi
- Limestone Spring: 9.1 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 18.1 mi
- Mountain View: 19.6 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- The Igloo: 16.3 mi
- Art: 23.4 mi
- Birdhouse: 23.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.1 mi
- Diechland Point: 23.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 24.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Rock | SW 225° | 895 m | 21.1 mi |
| Saint John Rock | SW 224° | 890 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cover Hill | W 275° | 863 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | SW 227° | 859 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Top | N 360° | 849 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gravel Hill | SW 229° | 819 m | 23.4 mi |
| Shocky Hill | SW 236° | 816 m | 21.3 mi |
| Savage Mountain | WSW 241° | 813 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shawnee SP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357278943
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