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A quick backpacking trip along the Gore Range Trail from Copper Mountain to Silverthorne. Read More ...

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Buffalo Mountain is a 12000 ft+ peak right off of I-70 that really dominates the scenery for the town of Silverthorne.

Located in the rugged Gore Range, it is a mountain I have seen many times and have even done some trail restoration work on as well.

But, I did not know the backside of the mountain too well.

The Gore Range is surprisingly remote feeling because it does not have any 14ers. As such, it is ignored by many hikers…and trail maintenance crews!

Every time I go in the Gore Range there is always route finding challenges (sometimes difficult, sometimes no so much), rocky, rooty and steeps trails…and awesome mountain scenery, secluded areas and wide open walking.

This past Sunday was no exception. Throw in PERFECT early Fall weather, and the hiking was awesome.

The route for the trip was a loop around the mountain that was about 15 miles or so with 3500' elev gain (a guesstimate on my part).

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