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Three Point Mountain

Three Point Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Three Point Mountain rises to 1,623 m in Idaho. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 2,493 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Point Mountain (Middle), a peak 0.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1622.755 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50638, -115.93408

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bonneville Monument Park: 5.5 mi
  • Lucky Peak State Park: 6.4 mi
  • Discovery Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Macks Creek Park: 7.1 mi
  • Barber Observation Point: 8.9 mi
Artworks
  • Boise B: 12.5 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 14.2 mi
  • Summer in the Fields: 14.8 mi
  • Salute: 14.9 mi
  • Transmontane: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Three Point Mountain (Middle): 0.2 mi
  • Three Point Mountain (South): 0.3 mi
  • Deep Benchmark: 3.5 mi
  • Kepros Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Lucky Benchmark: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 19
  • Foothills Grove: 13.0 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 13.0 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Dry Garden: 13.1 mi
Museums: 15
Hot springs: 4
  • Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 8.8 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Historic Broadway Block: 14.3 mi
  • A-10: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainENE 65°2,492.807 m19.5 mi
Lava MountainENE 74°2,395 m19.8 mi
House MountainESE 103°2,347 m22.9 mi
Shafer ButteNNW 337°2,308 m19.9 mi
Thorn Creek ButteNNE 29°2,290.572 m18.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE 30°2,279 m19.1 mi
Mores MountainNNW 338°2,202 m21.2 mi
Doe PointNNW 335°2,151 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0420:4521:29
September equinox07:3219:0519:43
December solstice08:1416:2417:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495865757465513930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659254

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