Buffalo Peak
2.3 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Buffalo Peak is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Springdell, UT. The route reaches Buffalo Peak at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buffalo Peak
2.3 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,373–8,007 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Guard Dispersed Camp Road · 40.29087, -111.60893
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on National Guard Dispersed Camp Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Buffalo Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail is Fenced-Off, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto National Guard Dispersed Camp Road, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
More from National Guard Dispersed Camp Road Trailhead
- Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Trail, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft
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