Buffalo Mountain

Buffalo Mountain: 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 Buffalo Mountain

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 Buffalo Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.01091, -77.05997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Mountain

• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~8 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~11 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~13 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~14 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~15 km · Must-see
• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ravensburg State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grace United Presbyterian Church · church · Lycoming · ~29 km · Must-see
• Susquehanna State Park · park · Lycoming · ~30 km · Must-see
• Antes Fort Village Park · fort · Lycoming · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store · museum · Lycoming · ~31 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~31 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lycoming · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Mountain

• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~53 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Upper Pine Bottom State Park · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~57 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~57 km · Must-see

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