Buffalo Peak

Buffalo Peak

Buffalo Peak viewed from Pikes Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,594 ft (3,534 m) [1][2]
Prominence 929 ft (283 m) [2]
Isolation 4.28 mi (6.89 km) [2]
Listing Colorado county high points 38th
Coordinates 39°16′32″N 105°22′05″W / 39.2755456°N 105.3680534°W / 39.2755456; -105.3680534Coordinates: 39°16′32″N 105°22′05″W / 39.2755456°N 105.3680534°W / 39.2755456; -105.3680534 [3]
Geography
Buffalo Peak

Colorado

Location High point of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States[2]
Parent range Front Range, Kenosha Mountains[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Green Mountain, Colorado[3]

Buffalo Peak is a mountain summit in the Kenosha Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,594-foot (3,534 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) west by north (bearing 280°) of the community of Deckers, Colorado, United States. Buffalo Peak is the highest point in Jefferson County, Colorado.[1][2][3]

Historical names

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Buffalo Peak includes an adjustment of +1.394 m (+4.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Buffalo Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Buffalo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 19, 2014.


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