Tripod Peak
Tripod Peak rises to 2,459 m in Idaho. Rocky Peak stands 2,562 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,459 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Granite Peak: 2.9 mi
- Gabes Peak: 3.7 mi
- Snowbank Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Collier Peak: 5.2 mi
- Wilson Peak: 5.3 mi
- Cascade Park: 9.5 mi
- Armstrong Park: 9.9 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 10.0 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 13.8 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 20.3 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 16.5 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 17.2 mi
- White Licks: 21.2 mi
- Valley County Museum: 24.3 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 24.3 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
- Baird Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tripod Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Peak | ENE 72° | 2,562 m | 24.5 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 346° | 2,506 m | 2.9 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | N 359° | 2,489 m | 4.7 mi |
| Scott Mountain | SE 130° | 2,486 m | 21.8 mi |
| Council Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,475 m | 23.6 mi |
| Alpine Benchmark | NE 49° | 2,455 m | 20.4 mi |
| Collier Peak | N 10° | 2,430 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wild Buck Peak | E 89° | 2,429 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666248
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