Buffalo Back

Buffalo Back: 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 Back

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 Back — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.41580, -107.16863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Back

• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~2 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~14 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~30 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Back

• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~2 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~23 km · Must-see

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