Three Rivers Peak
Three Rivers Peak is a 9,958-foot (3,035 m) mountain summit in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
| Three Rivers Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, circa 1890 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,958 ft (3,035 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 858 ft (262 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 1.84 mi (2.96 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°51′01″N 110°53′00″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Three Rivers Peak Location in Wyoming  Three Rivers Peak Three Rivers Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park Park County, Wyoming |
| Parent range | Gallatin Range |
| Topo map | USGS Three Rivers Peak |
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Notes
- "Three Rivers Peak - 9,958' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- "Three Rivers Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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