West Buffalo Peak
West Buffalo Peak rises to 4,061 m in Colorado. Mount Harvard stands 4,396 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Buffalo Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
West Buffalo Peak, elevation 13,327 ft (4,062 m), is a summit in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. The mountain is the highest peak of the Buffalo Peaks, slightly taller than East Buffalo Peak. It is located in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
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Wikidata Q14685162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,061 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 10.2 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 25 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Buffalo Peak: 0.9 mi
- Marmot Peak: 3.6 mi
- Jones Hill: 4.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.8 mi
- South Peak: 10.0 mi
- Antero: 11.5 mi
- Columbine Mine: 12.8 mi
- Interlaken: 13.3 mi
- Rock Pile: 13.4 mi
- The Chute: 13.5 mi
- River Park: 10.1 mi
- McPhelemy Park: 10.3 mi
- Columbine Park: 10.5 mi
- Millie Crymble Park: 10.8 mi
- Antero Reservoir Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- South Park City: 17.4 mi
- Temple Israel: 19.8 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 19.8 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 20.1 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 20.1 mi
- Antero Junction: 9.8 mi
- Vicksburg: 13.5 mi
- Garo: 14.9 mi
- Winfield: 16.9 mi
- Oro City: 18.1 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 16.9 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 19.9 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 19.9 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Dog Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Emerald Lake: 18.7 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 24.9 mi
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of West Buffalo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harvard | WSW 246° | 4,396 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Belford | W 260° | 4,329 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Yale | SW 225° | 4,328 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Oxford | W 261° | 4,316 m | 11.6 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | WSW 257° | 4,290 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Columbia | WSW 237° | 4,285 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Sherman | N 351° | 4,280 m | 16.3 mi |
| Huron Peak | W 259° | 4,270 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924878
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