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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.40279, -71.18945
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Nature reserves
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
Historic sites: 41
  • 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
Beaches: 34
  • Dustin Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Sandy Point: 6.1 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 11.4 mi
Museums: 27
  • 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
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 10.8 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: 15
  • 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: 9
  • 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: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 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 KlemNW610 m10.5 mi
Mount MackNW590 m10.1 mi
East Quarry MountainNW580 m9.8 mi
North Straightback MountainNW578 m9.4 mi
Straightback MountainNW570 m9.1 mi
West Quarry MountainNW570 m9.7 mi
Mount RandNW570 m10.3 mi
Copple Crown MountainNNE534 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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