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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Mountain rises to 673 m in New Hampshire. Rump Mountain stands 1,114 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is French Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 869378)

Wikidata Q34899841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.10566, -71.30055

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
Waterfalls: 5
  • Little Hellgate: 8.2 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Baby Flume: 17.0 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rump MountainENE 60°1,114 m13.4 mi
Stub HillE 89°1,106 m9.9 mi
North Stub HillE 85°1,043 m9.7 mi
Magalloway MountainESE 113°1,031 m7.3 mi
Crystal MountainSSE 158°988 m12.0 mi
Diamond RidgeE 97°985 m8.1 mi
Salmon MountainNE 40°981 m12.5 mi
Bosebuck MountainE 87°960 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice04:5919:5120:37
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:2215:1816:07

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869378 — Prospect Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357726278

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