Hiking – Buffalo Mtn 12,777'

We will meet at Wooly Mammoth Park and Ride, section EE (not BB) at 6:30am for a PROMPT departure of 6:45am.  Here’s a Google Maps link to Wooly Mammoth: https://goo.gl/maps/XSeTnxeQnvDzLMWz7

We will start our hike at the Buffalo Mountain trailhead, in Silverthorne.  To get there, we take I70 to exit 205 Silverthorne/Dillon and travel north on Hwy 9 to the first traffic light.  Turn left on Wildernest Road, staying left.  In 3.6 miles, Wildernest Road becomes Ryan Gulch Road, passing many condos.  We arrive at the large trailhead parking and take the Buffalo Cabin Trailhead.  Here is a Google Maps link to the trailhead:   https://goo.gl/maps/BmUziUSVZAo6pmLL6    The plan is to start our hike at about 8:15am

Buffalo Mountain is located in the Gore Wilderness near Silverthorne.  This trail winds through a lodgepole pine forest without much elevation gain for .4 miles before a couple of old log cabins and our trail up Buffalo Peak.  Here switchbacks will take us through the piine forest as we have serious elevation gain to scree fields.  We then hit the boulder yard and follow cairns up the side.  Following the boulders, we come out at an alpine meadow, but before long, return to scree to reach the summit.  There are nice views of the Gore Range and all the ranges surrounding Summit County from the top.

*** LIMITED TO MEMBERS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED OR HAVE A NEGATIVE PCR TEST WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THE TRIP ***

I will send out weather information as we get closer to the hike.

Round trip driving distance from Wooly Mammoth to the trailhead is 115 miles.

We will have the option of stopping on the way home for a social stop, not mandatory.

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