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Buffalo Point

Buffalo Point, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Point rises to 2,942 m in Nevada. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cousin Jack, a historic site 1.6 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.88292, -118.35092

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 22
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 3
  • Cousin Jack: 1.6 mi
  • Cabin: 1.7 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 18.1 mi
Parks: 3
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 8.3 mi
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 19.1 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakSSE 163°4,344 m18.0 mi
The JumpoffS 181°4,126 m4.8 mi
Mount DuboisS 176°4,126 m6.9 mi
Montgomery PeakS 186°4,098 m3.1 mi
Boundary PeakS 180°4,007 m2.5 mi
Mount BarcroftSSE 165°3,979 m21.5 mi
Mount HogueSSE 166°3,884 m10.7 mi
Headley PeakSSE 165°3,858 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3219:4020:20
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859063 — Buffalo Point, Esmeralda County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557661

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