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: 38.89604, -117.56843. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Mountain

• Berlin Icthyosaur State Park · sanctuary · Nye · ~4 km · Must-see
• Arc Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~27 km · Must-see
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest · sanctuary · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Smoky Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~67 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~69 km · Must-see
• Alta Toquima Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Berlin Mine · fort · Nye · ~5 km
• Arc Dome · viewpoint · Nye · ~25 km
• Waterfall Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~27 km
• Marble Falls Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~30 km
• Seyler Reservoir Dam · lake · Nye · ~62 km
• Groves Lake · lake · Lander · ~65 km
• Austin Ranger District · sanctuary · Lander · ~68 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Mountain

• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Smoky Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~67 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~78 km · Must-see
• Volcano Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~79 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~84 km · Must-see

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