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East Buffalo Peak

East Buffalo Peak rises to 4,057 m in Colorado. Mount Harvard stands 4,396 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is West Buffalo Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

East Buffalo Peak, elevation 13,310 ft (4,060 m), is a summit in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. East Buffalo Peak and West Buffalo Peak compose what is called Buffalo Peaks.

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Wikidata Q49026851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4057 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98722, -106.10946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Buffalo Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Marmot Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Jones Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Black Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Midland Hill: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Antero: 10.7 mi
  • Rock Pile: 12.9 mi
  • The Chute: 13.0 mi
  • The Stairs: 13.2 mi
  • Whale's Tail: 13.3 mi
Parks: 11
  • River Park: 9.8 mi
  • McPhelemy Park: 10.1 mi
  • Columbine Park: 10.2 mi
  • Antero Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
  • Millie Crymble Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • South Park City: 17.4 mi
  • Temple Israel: 20.4 mi
  • Tabor Home Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Alma Fire House & Mining Museum: 20.6 mi
  • The Leadville Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 6
  • Clear Grit Mill: 17.5 mi
  • Stringtown Smelters: 20.6 mi
  • The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 20.6 mi
  • Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • Dog Memorial: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Browns Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of East Buffalo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HarvardWSW 249°4,395.6 m12.2 mi
Mount PrincetonSSW 204°4,329.3 m17.9 mi
Mount BelfordW 262°4,329.1 m13.6 mi
Mount YaleSW 228°4,328 m14.8 mi
Mount OxfordW 263°4,315.9 m12.4 mi
Missouri MountainW 259°4,289.8 m14.7 mi
Mount ColumbiaWSW 240°4,285 m11.6 mi
Mount ShermanN 349°4,280 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:4019:5420:34
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2116:0416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836425161666457463526
Precip in0.30.40.61.01.20.71.51.60.90.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 189259 — East Buffalo Peak, Chaffee County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358924882

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