Buzzard Peak

Buzzard Peak: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buzzard Peak

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Buzzard Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.02789, -99.36258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Peak

• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Stamford · lake · Haskell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~74 km · Must-see
• Panhandle Plains Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Stonewall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hills · viewpoint · Shackelford · ~14 km
• Black Cemetery · fort · Shackelford · ~19 km
• Sutler’s Store · fort · Shackelford · ~20 km
• Barracks · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Administration Building · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Commanding Officer’s Quarters · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Hospital Compound · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Laundress’s Quarters · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Griffin · fort · Shackelford · ~21 km
• Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senaco · fort · Throckmorton · ~22 km
• State Highway 23 Bridge · fort · Shackelford · ~22 km
• Family Forts, C.S.A. · fort · Shackelford · ~22 km
• Nail Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Shackelford · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Peak

• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kiowa Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~92 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~99 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~118 km · Must-see
• Double Mountains · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~127 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hills · viewpoint · Shackelford · ~14 km
• Coal Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~56 km
• Donkey Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~65 km
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~68 km
• Deer Head Bluff · viewpoint · Young · ~69 km

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