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Three Prong Mountain

Three Prong Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.77269, -114.92677

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Cold Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 24.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • 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
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Barth Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Three Prong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salmon MountainSSE 158°2,698 m11.6 mi
Goat MountainSSE 157°2,596 m12.5 mi
Sheep HillSSW 212°2,546 m15.0 mi
Center MountainSSW 204°2,510 m14.2 mi
Sabe MountainS 183°2,507 m8.0 mi
Harrington MountainS 181°2,492 m16.3 mi
Burnt KnobSSW 213°2,487 m5.8 mi
Spread Creek PointSSW 208°2,487 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4820:34
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1915:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834394755616053413124

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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