Three Rivers Peak

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Three Rivers Peak
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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″N110°53′00″W / 44.85028°N 110.88333°W / 44.85028; -110.88333 (Three Rivers Peak) [2]
Geography
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Three Rivers Peak
Location in Wyoming
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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

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.

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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.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Three Rivers Peak - 9,958' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  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" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.