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6.1 miles
Distance
3,118 ft
Climb
-3,102 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
16 ft
Altitude change
9,761 ft
Altitude min
9,772 ft
Altitude start
9,787 ft
Altitude end
0.1%
Grade
-94.4%
Grade max
92.1%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
318 ft
Distance flat
An out-and-back route up Buffalo Mountain via Buffalo Cabin Trail and Buffalo Mountain Trail.
Detailed Description
Buffalo Mountain is a 6 mile expert route located near Colorado. This hike primary route. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 3,118 ft with a max elevation of 12,775 ft then descends -3,102 ft.
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Stats
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Distance6 miles
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Avg time1 hr 3 min
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Altitude change16 ft
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Altitude min9,761 ft
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Altitude start9,772 ft
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Altitude end9,787 ft
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Climb3,118 ft
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Descent-3,102 ft
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Grade0.1%
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Grade max-94.4%
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Grade min92.1%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat318 ft
mtbiker2859
For hiking : There is a difficult section of rock in the middle of the up and down. It is easy to navigate due to people making piles of rocks that you can follow along on the way through it. I would not take a dog through this rock area. We also came along several goats in the rock section.
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Trails in Route
| 2,730 ft | |||||
| 5 miles | |||||
| 2,572 ft |
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Primary ActivityHike
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Other Activities
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- Trail Running
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
Directions
- Walk northeast on Ryan Gulch Circle.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Turn left onto Buffalo Cabin.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Turn left onto Buffalo Mountain.
- Continue for 4 kilometers.
- Walk northeast on Buffalo Mountain.
- Continue for 4 kilometers.
- Turn right onto Buffalo Cabin.
- Continue for 900 meters.
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| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Apr 12, 2026 @ 6:18pm (America/Denver) Apr 12, 2026 | ||||
Apr 2, 2026 @ 6:26pm (America/Denver) Apr 2, 2026 |
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