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Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Prospect rises to 280 m in Maine. Streaked Mountain stands 512 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pottle Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.14757, -70.35672

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Minot Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mechanic Falls Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Mechanic Falls Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Keene Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • w: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 46
  • Oxford Casino: 5.0 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 9.1 mi
  • Public Soccer Field: 12.8 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 13.6 mi
  • Camp Cedar: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 19
Beaches: 17
Museums: 16
Gardens: 16
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 8.1 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 9.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 18.3 mi
  • Loon Mural: 18.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.6 mi
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cooper Spring: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Kezar Falls: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mount Prospect. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streaked MountainNNW 336°512 m7.5 mi
Singepole MountainNW 319°424 m7.1 mi
Owls HeadNNW 348°422 m7.6 mi
Little Singepole MountainNW 323°414 m6.0 mi
Mount MarieNNW 329°378 m6.1 mi
Stone HillNNW 343°361 m7.0 mi
Number 4 HillNNW 334°346 m6.3 mi
Ben Barrows HillNNW 340°341 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4520:29
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1415:1916:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445665717061493827
Precip in3.33.23.54.03.24.33.53.43.74.93.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223218

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