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Buffalo Mountain

Buffalo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Mountain rises to 749 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Huff Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31430172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76983, -81.69706

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 5
  • John Cooke Marker: 6.6 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 9.6 mi
  • Man WV War Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobE 84°1,083 m11.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 81°1,037 m10.0 mi
Pond KnobENE 60°1,011 m16.8 mi
Coal River MountainENE 63°1,009 m17.5 mi
Kopperston MountainE 86°993 m8.2 mi
Lick KnobENE 60°989 m24.5 mi
High KnobENE 64°976 m24.1 mi
Boyd Branch KnobENE 61°956 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0620:1420:53
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3916:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643546370747367564436
Precip in4.23.94.44.75.14.85.84.53.33.13.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356515759

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