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Buffalo Mountain

Buffalo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Mountain rises to 2,346 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crevice Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2346 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.03781, -110.62160

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 56
  • Palette Spring: 6.1 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Canary Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Lava Creek Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 7
  • Bijah Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 20.3 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 20.3 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 20.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Arch Park: 4.3 mi
  • Willow Park: 13.2 mi
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
  • Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakWSW 258°3,341 m10.8 mi
Emigrant PeakNNW 345°3,327 m16.1 mi
Mount WallaceNE 35°3,240 m13.3 mi
Iron MountainENE 63°3,197 m17.6 mi
Sheep MountainNW 323°3,189 m6.5 mi
Joseph PeakWSW 247°3,176 m14.0 mi
Monitor PeakN 353°3,168 m8.6 mi
Gray PeakWSW 243°3,139 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:35
June solstice05:3620:2821:14
September equinox07:1018:4319:22
December solstice07:5915:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357957304

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