Buffalo Peak

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Buffalo Peak
Buffalo Peak, Jefferson County, viewed from Pikes Peak.jpg
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″N105°22′05″W / 39.2755456°N 105.3680534°W / 39.2755456; -105.3680534 [3]
Geography
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Buffalo Peak
Location High point of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States [2]
Parent range Front Range, Kenosha Mountains [2]
Topo map(s) 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]

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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, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 19, 2014.