Buffalo Creek, Colorado | |
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 Entering Buffalo Creek from the north | |
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| Coordinates:39°23′12″N105°16′13″W / 39.3867°N 105.2703°W /39.3867; -105.2703 (Buffalo Creek, Colorado)[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jefferson County[1] |
| Established | About 1877[3] |
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| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Jefferson County[1] |
| Elevation | 6,749 ft (2,057 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[4] | 80425 |
| GNIS pop ID | 183309 |
| GNIS town ID | 0 |
| FIPS code | 08-0 |
Buffalo Creek is anunincorporated community andU.S. Post Office inJefferson County,Colorado, United States. TheZIP Code of the Buffalo CreekPost Office is 80425.[4]
The town of Buffalo Creek was established about 1877 along the stream of the same name.[3] The Buffalo Creek, Colorado, post office operated from August 16, 1878, until September 13, 1963.[5] The town has been destroyed by fire several times.[3]The Colorado Trail is approximately 5 miles from Buffalo Creek. It is open for hiking, biking and camping. The Pike National Forest runs through Buffalo Creek where the elevation is 6500 to 6700 ft.
Buffalo Creek is located at coordinates39°23′12″N105°16′13″W / 39.3867°N 105.2703°W /39.3867; -105.2703 (Buffalo Creek, Colorado) at an elevation of 6,749 feet (2,057 m).[2]
Only parts of the pine forest in and nearby have been caught ablaze, not the entire area.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
