Buffalo Jump

Buffalo Jump: 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 Jump

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 Jump — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22886, -106.97396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Jump

• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rosebud Battlefield State Park · fort · Big Horn · ~2 km
• Eagle Nest Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~3 km
• Half Moon Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~4 km
• Lower Indian Creek Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~14 km
• Shortys Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~22 km
• Tongue River Reservoir State Park · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km
• Crow Number 71 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~26 km
• Steinhelber Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~27 km
• Tongue River Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~30 km
• Crow Number 68 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~30 km
• H C Brown Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~31 km
• Crow Number 72 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~31 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Jump

• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~116 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~117 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~119 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~127 km · Must-see

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