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Little Prospect Mountain

Little Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Prospect Mountain rises to 2,697 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Block and Tackle Hill, a peak 5.8 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49045408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54717, -109.26263

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakNNE4,022 m13.1 mi
Temple PeakNNE3,958 m11.5 mi
Little El CapitanNNE3,909 m13.3 mi
East Temple PeakNNE3,822 m12.5 mi
Washakie PeakN3,811 m18.4 mi
Atlantic PeakENE3,808 m14.1 mi
Dog Tooth PeakNNE3,800 m15.3 mi
Lizard Head PeakN3,799 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4020:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4416:0216:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725334352595849382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1601025 — Little Prospect Mountain, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506368

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