Three Prong Mountain
Three Prong Mountain rises to 2,492 m in Idaho. Salmon Mountain stands 2,698 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Drop-off, a cliff 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,492 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Spot Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lonely Mountain: 3.6 mi
- White Top Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lodgepole Hump: 5.4 mi
- The Drop-off: 1.6 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 11.3 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 14.7 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 19.0 mi
- Cold Springs: 12.6 mi
- Sheep Spring: 15.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 17.3 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 24.0 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 7.5 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 16.0 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.2 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Three Prong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,698 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,596 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sheep Hill | SSW 212° | 2,546 m | 15.0 mi |
| Center Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,510 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sabe Mountain | S 183° | 2,507 m | 8.0 mi |
| Harrington Mountain | S 181° | 2,492 m | 16.3 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SSW 213° | 2,487 m | 5.8 mi |
| Spread Creek Point | SSW 208° | 2,487 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:48 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:09 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392090 — Three Prong Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659256
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