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: 45.23801, -108.28123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Jump

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~58 km · Must-see
• East Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~11 km
• Annerer Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~13 km
• Tony Island Spring · viewpoint · Carbon · ~14 km
• Petes Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~14 km
• Big Ice Cave · cave · Carbon · ~16 km
• Teeples Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~17 km
• Roberts Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~17 km
• Dead Indian Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~18 km
• Trappers Cabin Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~20 km
• Barrys Island · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km
• Pryor Land Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~21 km
• Big Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km
• Gc Lande Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km
• Red Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Jump

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Jump

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• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~117 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~127 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~128 km · Must-see
• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~128 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~130 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~130 km · Must-see
• Bowback Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~132 km · Must-see

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