Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak rises to 2,933 m in Wyoming. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,933 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Jewett Pinnacle: 5.4 mi
- Mount McDougal-North Peak: 5.5 mi
- Mount McDougal-Middle Peak: 5.7 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Grover Park: 21.3 mi
- Fox Run Park: 23.5 mi
- Grover Community Park: 23.6 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 23.7 mi
- Canyon View Park: 24.8 mi
- Menace Falls: 12.9 mi
- Woheto Falls: 22.6 mi
- Periodic Spring: 21.2 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 22.4 mi
- Bronx: 20.1 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 22.0 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prospect Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | SSW 197° | 3,468 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Coffin | SSW 198° | 3,427 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount March Madness | SSW 197° | 3,420 m | 22.5 mi |
| Triple Peak | SSW 208° | 3,392 m | 9.0 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | SSW 204° | 3,380 m | 9.4 mi |
| Triple Peak, North | SSW 210° | 3,350 m | 8.8 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | SSW 209° | 3,347 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | SW 228° | 3,325 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:05 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 46 | 35 | 22 | 11 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Daniel Fish Hatchery, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602317 — Prospect Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506633
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