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Prospect Point

Prospect Point, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Point rises to 1,813 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparrow Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1813 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.94491, -115.18929

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • High Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 9.7 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 9.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Prospect Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainN 357°2,436 m16.1 mi
Elk MountainESE 110°2,377 m6.5 mi
Wylies PeakENE 76°2,350 m11.0 mi
Indian PeakE 85°2,340 m4.2 mi
Rocky PeakE 97°2,311 m4.1 mi
Vermilion PeakESE 114°2,290 m2.7 mi
Bilk MountainE 92°2,287 m6.9 mi
Box Car MountainE 97°2,283 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5119:4920:36
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2015:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663656

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