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
Elevation9,958 ft (3,035 m)[1]
Prominence858 ft (262 m)[1]
Isolation1.84 mi (2.96 km)[1]
Coordinates44°51′01″N 110°53′00″W / 44.85028°N 110.88333°W / 44.85028; -110.88333 (Three Rivers Peak)[2]
Geography
Three Rivers Peak is located in Wyoming
Three Rivers Peak
Three Rivers Peak
Location in Wyoming
Three Rivers Peak is located in the United States
Three Rivers Peak
Three Rivers Peak
Three Rivers Peak (the United States)
LocationYellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming
Parent rangeGallatin Range
Topo mapUSGS Three Rivers Peak

Climate

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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.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Three Rivers Peak - 9,958' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ "Three Rivers Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ 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.