Buffalo Mountain

Buffalo Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Buffalo Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.14603, -117.80706. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Mountain

• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~30 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Berlin Icthyosaur State Park · sanctuary · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~67 km · Must-see
• Arc Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~75 km · Must-see
• Marble Falls Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~22 km
• Waterfall Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~37 km
• Berlin Mine · fort · Nye · ~43 km
• Dixie Valley Reservoir Number One · lake · Churchill · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Mountain

• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~30 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~75 km · Must-see

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