Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain rises to 2,699 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thumb, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Prospect Mountain is a 8,898 feet (2,712 m) summit south of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado.
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Wikidata Q49064248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,699 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 17.6 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 21.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 6 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 6 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 10 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldwin Park: 1.0 mi
- Bond Park: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.0 mi
- Forks Park: 11.0 mi
- Gianttrack Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Oldman Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rams Horn Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Kruger Rock: 2.4 mi
- Castle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- The Thumb: 0.3 mi
- The Thimble: 0.3 mi
- The Needle: 0.4 mi
- Ampitheater Wall: 1.3 mi
- River Wall: 1.3 mi
- MacGregor Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 5.5 mi
- Windy Gulch Cascades: 6.1 mi
- West Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Narrows Park: 14.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 16.4 mi
- Wild Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- Estes Park Women's Monument: 1.2 mi
- Bond Monument: 1.2 mi
- Joel Estes Monument: 1.9 mi
- Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Brown Homestead 1918: 4.3 mi
- Columbine: 1.2 mi
- Freelan Oscar Stanley: 1.6 mi
- Reaching Out: 2.9 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 3.0 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 3.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 3.5 mi
- Sprague Lake: 5.3 mi
- Endovalley: 8.1 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 4.5 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 9.9 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 16.2 mi
- Outback Glades: 16.3 mi
- Aspen Bend: 16.6 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 1.4 mi
- Homestead Museum: 14.8 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 16.2 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 17.3 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 21.3 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Loveland Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 23.9 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Jacob Spring: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 4.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 6.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.5 mi
- Nelson Spring: 13.6 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.7 mi
- Surprise Beach: 21.8 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 22.9 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | SW 214° | 4,346 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Meeker | SSW 210° | 4,227 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | SSW 211° | 4,074 m | 8.6 mi |
| Storm Peak | SW 219° | 4,060 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | SW 214° | 4,037 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thatchtop | SW 231° | 3,857 m | 8.9 mi |
| Arrowhead | SW 227° | 3,856 m | 9.2 mi |
| Battle Mountain | SW 216° | 3,670 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358945267
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 1 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 10 mi
- Boulder · 27 mi
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