Buffalo Mountain
Buffalo Mountain rises to 1,204 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Huggins Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31516274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1204 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 26.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 29 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huggins Knob: 0.5 mi
- Rose Knob: 1.4 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Point Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Joe Knob: 3.5 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Mundy Park: 6.9 mi
- Rupert City Park: 7.1 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Coffman Hill: 16.0 mi
- Cambodia: 22.2 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 22.3 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 22.4 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 22.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 10.0 mi
- McClung: 10.3 mi
- Fairview: 10.6 mi
- Bryant: 10.8 mi
- Alum Springs: 12.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 11.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.4 mi
- The Bunker: 18.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 18.8 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 18.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 18.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 18.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 24.1 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 21.8 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 22.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 16.2 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 24.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 24.7 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 22.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.5 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 19.1 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNE 27° | 1,332 m | 7.1 mi |
| Job Knob | N 6° | 1,324 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cold Knob | NE 36° | 1,314 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | W 269° | 1,271 m | 1.9 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNW 345° | 1,261 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NNW 347° | 1,255 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bee Knob | NE 40° | 1,231 m | 10.9 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNE 22° | 1,227 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515758
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