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Tripod Summit

Tripod Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Tripod Summit rises to 1,625 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.29017, -116.13541

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Parks: 6
  • Weilmunster Park: 14.8 mi
  • Cascade Park: 15.8 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 16.1 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 16.2 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 18.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tripod Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakN 358°2,506 m9.3 mi
Snowbank MountainN 2°2,489 m11.1 mi
Scott MountainESE 114°2,486 m18.7 mi
Tripod PeakN 3°2,459 m6.5 mi
Collier PeakN 6°2,430 m11.7 mi
Wild Buck PeakENE 74°2,429 m24.2 mi
Mica RidgeN 355°2,412.797 m24.8 mi
Monumental PeakENE 59°2,408.53 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0120:4821:33
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:1816:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273240465563727060473527
Precip in3.42.32.32.02.21.20.40.30.51.62.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLA, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399327 — Tripod Summit, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358665679

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