Buffalo Peak
Buffalo Peak rises to 2,844 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2844 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Twin Peak: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Buck Peak: 3.2 mi
- Converse County Park: 16.5 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge State Park: 19.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 22.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 22.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 23.8 mi
- Dugway Rim: 12.3 mi
- Glenrock Buffalo Jump: 23.5 mi
- Deer Spring: 12.1 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Shirley Basin: 23.1 mi
- Glenrock Deer Creek Museum: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Buffalo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbonnet Peak | SSE 150° | 2,861 m | 6.0 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,833 m | 1.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 195° | 2,814 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | W 272° | 2,786 m | 2.7 mi |
| Gunnysack Benchmark | WNW 297° | 2,761 m | 7.1 mi |
| Buck Peak | NW 313° | 2,743 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fortymile Peak | SSE 154° | 2,663 m | 13.9 mi |
| Slick Mountain | SE 143° | 2,645 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499796
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