Buffalo Mountain
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. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 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
- 16.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
75 named places within 25 miles
- Huff Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Burning Rock: 5.2 mi
- Panther Knob: 5.3 mi
- Kelly Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Gilliland Park: 6.9 mi
- Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 9.4 mi
- Man Youth Sports Complex: 9.6 mi
- R D Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Horse Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- 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
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 19.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | E 84° | 1,083 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 81° | 1,037 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pond Knob | ENE 60° | 1,011 m | 16.8 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,009 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | E 86° | 993 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lick Knob | ENE 60° | 989 m | 24.5 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | ENE 61° | 956 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hodge Knob | ENE 57° | 950 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515759
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