Park · New York
Mount Prospect Park
Mount Prospect Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 58 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.67169, -73.96663
- 11.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
- Osborne Garden: 0.1 mi
- Native Flora Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lilac Collection: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- James Stranahan: 0.2 mi
- General Henry Warner Slocum: 0.2 mi
- Henry W. Maxwell Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch: 0.2 mi
- General G. K. Warren: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.5 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.9 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- OY/YO: 0.2 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.2 mi
- Panther: 0.4 mi
- Panther: 0.4 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: 0.3 mi
- Elijah Stroud Playground: 0.3 mi
- Gaynor Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 0.6 mi
- Lowry Triangle: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Hall of Animals: 0.4 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 0.4 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.4 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.4 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.6 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.7 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 5.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.0 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.8 mi
- Rookery: 6.0 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 54
- Sullivan Hill: 0.5 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.7 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.5 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.1 mi
- Street Seats: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 6.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 9.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Palisades: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 0.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.7 mi
- The Loch: 8.5 mi
- The Falls: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Prospect Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 23.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 25.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 304° | 179 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 293° | 175 m | 18.2 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 321° | 144 m | 23.0 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 297° | 134 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
- American Robin1,926 obs
- Pond Slider1,497 obs
- Northern Cardinal1,334 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,324 obs
- House Sparrow1,244 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,166 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1,145 obs
- Mallard1,121 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/28739394
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