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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Mountain rises to 424 m in New Hampshire. Mount Klem stands 610 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34899776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
424 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.40279, -71.18945
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 3.4 mi
  • B & M Railroad Park: 4.0 mi
  • Liberty Tree Park: 4.0 mi
  • Jones Field Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 48
  • World War Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 6.4 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 11.2 mi
  • Webster Mills: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 44
  • Fairy Village: 19.9 mi
  • Bear with Fish: 21.0 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Uranus: 21.3 mi
  • Pluto: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 37
  • Colony Beach (closed): 3.2 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Sandy Point: 6.1 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 11.1 mi
Museums: 29
  • Gilman Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Strafford Historic Society: 9.9 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 12.6 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.5 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 19.1 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 19.1 mi
  • Go-Karts: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Steeles Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Carbonneau Cave: 9.0 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 19.4 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 19.4 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 19.6 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KlemNW 316°610 m10.5 mi
Mount MackNW 314°590 m10.1 mi
East Quarry MountainNW 323°580 m9.8 mi
North Straightback MountainNW 323°578 m9.4 mi
Straightback MountainNW 322°570 m9.1 mi
West Quarry MountainNW 321°570 m9.7 mi
Mount RandNW 318°570 m10.3 mi
Copple Crown MountainNNE 22°534 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:30
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726271

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