Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak rises to 2,904 m in Wyoming. Mount Washburn stands 3,122 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Prospect Peak el. 9,527 feet (2,904 m) is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The summit is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west southwest of Tower Junction. Between 1883 and 1885, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys named the peak Surprise Peak for reasons not now known. In 1880, then superintendent Philetus Norris had named the peak Mount Stephans for one of his assistants, C. N. Stephans. However, in 1885 Arnold Hague, for reasons again not known today, gave the peak its present name—Prospect Peak. The USGS has also mapped this summit as Mount Stephens. and also cited Surprise Peak as an alternate name.
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Wikidata Q7250808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2904 m
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Folsom Peak: 2.4 mi
- Crescent Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cook Peak: 4.7 mi
- Bumpus Butte: 5.3 mi
- Garnet Hill: 5.5 mi
- Calcite Springs: 5.4 mi
- Canary Spring: 11.3 mi
- Dryad Springs: 11.4 mi
- New Blue Spring: 11.4 mi
- Cupid Spring: 11.4 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Petrified Tree: 3.7 mi
- Devil's Den: 5.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.7 mi
- Osprey Falls: 9.2 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 11.4 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Tower Fall: 5.7 mi
- Wraith Falls: 6.7 mi
- Undine Falls: 7.7 mi
- Rustic Falls: 11.3 mi
- Bijah Springs: 14.2 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 14.3 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 14.3 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 14.3 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 14.3 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Trilobite Point: 17.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.2 mi
- Willow Park: 11.8 mi
- Arch Park: 14.1 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 14.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 14.9 mi
- Aldridge: 18.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Prospect Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washburn | SSE 152° | 3,122 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ash Mountain | N 351° | 3,116 m | 14.8 mi |
| Antler Peak | W 265° | 3,048 m | 16.4 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | W 274° | 3,034 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | WNW 285° | 3,022 m | 17.8 mi |
| Dome Mountain | WSW 259° | 3,018 m | 16.9 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | SSE 167° | 3,008 m | 7.5 mi |
| Red Rock Peak | N 10° | 2,995 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:27 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/262658824
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- Gardiner · 14 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 19 mi
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