Prospectors Mountain
Prospectors Mountain rises to 3,417 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tukuarika Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Prospectors Mountain (11,246 feet (3,428 m)) is a mountain in the Teton Range, located within Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Prospectors Mountain rises to the south above Rimrock Lake and Death Canyon.
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Wikidata Q7250845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3417 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 8 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 9 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tukuarika Peak: 1.0 mi
- Murphy Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Hunt: 1.4 mi
- Two Elk Peak: 1.5 mi
- Albright Peak: 2.3 mi
- Village Commons: 4.4 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 10.2 mi
- Emily Stevens Park: 10.4 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 10.4 mi
- Alta Community Park: 12.0 mi
- Sheep Steps: 3.1 mi
- The Wall: 4.3 mi
- Black Dike: 6.4 mi
- Rock Face: 7.7 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 7.8 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 4.2 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 5.1 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 6.1 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 6.5 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cleft Falls: 6.3 mi
- Bannock Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.5 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 10.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 6.5 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 6.5 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 6.5 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 6.5 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 6.5 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 10.5 mi
- Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 12.5 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 14.8 mi
- Millers Springs: 11.9 mi
- Millers Springs: 12.0 mi
- Paradise Spring: 17.3 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 10.3 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 12.3 mi
- Phelps Beach: 2.4 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 11.7 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Prospectors Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NNE 20° | 4,199 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Enclosure | NNE 19° | 4,060 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Owen | NNE 21° | 3,924 m | 7.2 mi |
| Middle Teton | NNE 19° | 3,903 m | 5.9 mi |
| South Teton | NNE 18° | 3,814 m | 5.0 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | NNE 20° | 3,792 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | NNE 19° | 3,773.5 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ice Cream Cone | NNE 19° | 3,767 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Teton National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Nov; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506635
Day trips start here
- Jackson · 13 mi
- Driggs · 14 mi
- Grand Teton National Park · 15 mi
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