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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.15796, -71.07344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 47
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Back Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainENE 66°1,166 m13.5 mi
Kennebago DivideENE 70°1,151 m13.3 mi
Snow MountainE 86°1,139 m12.0 mi
West Kennebago MountainESE 106°1,130 m13.0 mi
Rump MountainN 9°1,114 m3.2 mi
Stub HillSSW 199°1,106 m3.7 mi
Twin MountainsE 92°1,062 m12.2 mi
Deer MountainSE 145°1,050 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice04:5819:5120:36
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:2115:1616:05

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111322365059646355443220
Precip in3.02.43.03.64.55.14.94.84.04.63.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — First Connecticut Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726283

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