Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain rises to 780 m in New Hampshire. White Cap Mountain stands 1,166 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaman Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Route des Sommets passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 869379).
Wikidata Q34899867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 780 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
- 17.1 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 5.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Table Rock · 23 mi
- Middle Brother · 23 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 23 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaman Hill: 2.3 mi
- North Stub Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bosebuck Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rump Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Stub Hill: 3.7 mi
- Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Working Forest: 6.2 mi
- French Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
- Lake Francis Murphy Dam: 13.1 mi
- Indian Stream Canyon: 13.3 mi
- Brown Wildlife Management Area - Lot 2: 13.8 mi
- Scotts Bog Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Georges D. Roberts Park: 9.1 mi
- Lake Francis State Park: 13.0 mi
- Philbrook Town Park: 13.9 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 15.8 mi
- Garfield Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little Hellgate: 10.2 mi
- Baby Flume: 23.0 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 24.9 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Linda Ledge: 18.4 mi
- Alice Ledge: 18.6 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Indian Stream Republic: 15.0 mi
- Republic of Indian Stream: 17.0 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 22.9 mi
- Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 17.3 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 21.3 mi
- Back Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- King Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,166 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kennebago Divide | ENE 70° | 1,151 m | 13.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 86° | 1,139 m | 12.0 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,130 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rump Mountain | N 9° | 1,114 m | 3.2 mi |
| Stub Hill | SSW 199° | 1,106 m | 3.7 mi |
| Twin Mountains | E 92° | 1,062 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Stub Hill | SSW 207° | 1,043 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:51 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:16 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — First Connecticut Lake, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357726283
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