Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak rises to 3,137 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49064273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3137 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cougar Peak: 0.8 mi
- Government Peak: 1.2 mi
- Matterhorn: 1.6 mi
- Square Top: 2.3 mi
- Gold Knob: 2.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.3 mi
- Robinson Hole: 9.8 mi
- Black Spring: 12.9 mi
- Source of the Bruneau River: 15.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 16.2 mi
- The Palisade: 5.9 mi
- Danger Point: 6.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.0 mi
- Black Rock: 19.2 mi
- Charleston: 11.9 mi
- Gold Creek: 19.2 mi
- Rowland: 19.5 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Prospect Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | NW 310° | 3,250 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 329° | 3,208 m | 4.0 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NW 326° | 3,207 m | 3.7 mi |
| Square Top | NW 318° | 3,189 m | 2.3 mi |
| Marys River Peak | S 191° | 3,189 m | 2.6 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NW 322° | 3,189 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cougar Peak | WSW 255° | 3,154 m | 0.8 mi |
| Government Peak | SW 228° | 3,103 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861027 — Prospect Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558681
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