Tripod Summit
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
- 1,625 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
69 named places within 25 miles
- Cougar Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Friday Butte: 5.8 mi
- Packer John Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Tripod Peak: 6.5 mi
- Fletcher Butte: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 16.7 mi
- Baird Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | N 358° | 2,506 m | 9.3 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | N 2° | 2,489 m | 11.1 mi |
| Scott Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,486 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tripod Peak | N 3° | 2,459 m | 6.5 mi |
| Collier Peak | N 6° | 2,430 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wild Buck Peak | ENE 74° | 2,429 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mica Ridge | N 355° | 2,413 m | 24.8 mi |
| Monumental Peak | ENE 59° | 2,409 m | 23.9 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 | 20:48 | 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 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
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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