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Prospect Peak

Prospect Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Peak rises to 1,471 m in Idaho. Packsaddle Mountain stands 1,945 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Honey Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.90824, -116.49742

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Athol City Park: 10.1 mi
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 11.4 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 11.9 mi
  • Bill Boggs Memorial Field: 15.7 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Cork Screw: 9.8 mi
  • Timber Terror: 9.8 mi
  • Tremors: 9.8 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 17.1 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Preston Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 21.0 mi
  • City Beach: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 17.9 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 19.6 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 21.0 mi
  • Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 24.8 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.9 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Prospect Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packsaddle MountainNE 38°1,945 m10.7 mi
South Chilco MountainSW 223°1,724 m3.5 mi
Chilco MountainSW 233°1,710 m1.9 mi
Powder MountainNE 56°1,639 m11.5 mi
Skitwish PeakS 178°1,629 m14.3 mi
Spyglass PeakESE 108°1,618 m14.7 mi
Larch MountainNE 54°1,607 m12.8 mi
Faset PeakENE 73°1,601 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:50
September equinox06:3318:0518:46
December solstice07:3315:0315:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662436

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