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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Mountain rises to 1,183 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.33659, -115.91877

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • Wildfire: 8.5 mi
  • Time Capsule: 9.3 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 9.3 mi
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 9.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 9.7 mi
Parks: 9
  • Samuels Park: 9.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 11.0 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 12.5 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 12.6 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 13.4 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakNE2,084 m9.2 mi
Twodot PeakSSW1,981 m12.5 mi
Shefoot MountainESE1,922 m11.4 mi
Striped PeakNNW1,921 m8.0 mi
West Willow PeakNE1,921 m9.5 mi
Gold HillNE1,902 m7.8 mi
West Grouse PeakNNE1,866 m11.9 mi
Grouse PeakNNE1,846 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4820:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445359666658453529
Precip in4.53.14.53.02.92.70.91.21.63.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658119

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