Three Point Mountain
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
- 1,622.755 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 12.3 mi
- Boise B: 12.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 14.7 mi
- Foothills Grove: 13.0 mi
- The Labyrinth: 13.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 13.0 mi
- Dry Garden: 13.1 mi
- Idaho Native Plant Garden: 13.1 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 12.4 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 12.7 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 12.2 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 13.2 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 13.2 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 15.0 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 15.3 mi
- 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
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 6.4 mi
- Riverside Beach: 21.5 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 8.8 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 8.9 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 14.3 mi
- A-10: 15.3 mi
- Baldwin: 17.9 mi
- Big Bluff: 20.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,493 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lava Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,395 m | 19.8 mi |
| House Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,347 m | 22.9 mi |
| Shafer Butte | NNW 337° | 2,308 m | 19.9 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | NNE 29° | 2,291 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,279 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,202 m | 21.2 mi |
| Doe Point | NNW 335° | 2,151 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659254
Day trips start here
- Boise · 15 mi
- Mountain Home · 28 mi
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