
07/18/2025
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Taking YOU to the TOP of Buffalo Mountain Virginia
Beautiful day for a short hike to the top of Buffalo Mountain VA. Buffalo Mountain is one of the most significant natural areas in Virginia, supporting an amazing 15 rare plant occurrences, three rare animals and nine significant natural communities. The combination of high-elevation (3,971 feet), wind-exposed rocky openings at the summit, and magnesium rich soils make it unlike any place else in the Commonwealth.
On the treeless summit, strong winds and boreal climate support subalpine vegetation including three-toothed cinquefoil (Sibbaldia tridentata) and Mountain sandwort (Minuartia groenlandica). The upper south slopes support grassy, prairie-like openings composed of wildflowers and native grasses. Wet, magnesium-rich seeps at the base of the mountain support globally rare grasses and wildflowers such as bog bluegrass (Poa paludigena) and large-leaved grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia).
Buffalo Mountain is also the only known location in the world for a mealybug called P**o kosztarabi.