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Tripod Peak

Tripod Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 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
2459 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.38378, -116.12791

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks: 5
  • 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
Hot springs: 3
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 16.5 mi
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Valley County Museum: 24.3 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky PeakENE 72°2,561.54 m24.5 mi
Granite PeakNNW 346°2,506 m2.9 mi
Snowbank MountainN 359°2,489 m4.7 mi
Scott MountainSE 130°2,486 m21.8 mi
Council MountainNNW 343°2,475 m23.6 mi
Alpine BenchmarkNE 49°2,455.16 m20.4 mi
Collier PeakN 10°2,430 m5.2 mi
Wild Buck PeakE 89°2,429 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0120:4921:33
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:1816:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666248

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