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Buffalo Peak

Buffalo Peak, a peak in Colorado
Buffalo Peak, a peak in ColoradoThomson200 · CC0

Buffalo Peak rises to 3,526 m in Colorado. Kenosha Mountains stands 3,787 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

Buffalo Peak is a mountain summit in the Kenosha Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,594-foot (3,534 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) west by north (bearing 280°) of the community of Deckers, Colorado, United States. Buffalo Peak is the highest point in Jefferson County, Colorado.

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Wikidata Q14684342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3526 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.27555, -105.36805

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Beaver Ranch Park: 16.4 mi
  • James Q Newton Park: 16.8 mi
  • Legualt Mountain Community Park (Private): 18.3 mi
  • Flying J Ranch Park: 18.5 mi
  • Nelson Ranch Open Space: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 13.5 mi
  • Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 23.7 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Cut Flower Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Little Scraggy Trailhead: 7.6 mi
  • Chicken Scratch Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Longwater Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Hackett Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Stronia Springs Reservoir: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Red Wall: 16.5 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 20.5 mi
  • The Tooth: 22.7 mi
  • Gothic Overlook: 22.8 mi
  • Elevenmile Dome: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Sculpture Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Sculpture: 24.8 mi
  • Statue: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Chutes: 12.8 mi
  • Elk Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Buffalo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kenosha MountainsWNW 297°3,787 m14.2 mi
Bison MountainWSW 250°3,777 m7.4 mi
McCurdy MountainSW 234°3,702 m6.6 mi
Windy PeakWNW 296°3,636 m4.3 mi
North Tarryall PeakW 281°3,629 m13.2 mi
Shawnee PeakNW 304°3,624 m14.8 mi
Topaz MountainW 273°3,584 m11.4 mi
Farnum PeakSW 234°3,466 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3619:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138435363686659483830
Precip in0.50.51.21.51.81.72.62.61.21.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 183523 — Buffalo Peak, Jefferson County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358919954

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