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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. 183 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

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
3,526 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.27555, -105.36805

Overlooks nearby

Around it

183 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Parks: 55
  • 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: 14
  • 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: 7
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
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
Artworks: 1
  • Sculpture Garden: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kenosha MountainsWNW3,787 m14.2 mi
Bison MountainWSW3,777 m7.4 mi
McCurdy MountainSW3,702 m6.6 mi
Windy PeakWNW3,636 m4.3 mi
North Tarryall PeakW3,629 m13.2 mi
Shawnee PeakNW3,624 m14.8 mi
Topaz MountainW3,584 m11.4 mi
Farnum PeakSW3,466 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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