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Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Prospect rises to 400 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gagarin Grove, a attraction 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73954, -73.26400

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sunnyfield: 3.0 mi
  • Litchfield Community Field: 3.4 mi
  • Town Green: 4.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Warren Town Beach: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 45
Attractions: 40
Cliffs: 24
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 12
Artworks: 8
  • Jean Widmark: 11.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 17.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 17.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 17.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 17.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 14.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Mount Prospect. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNNW 343°513 m5.9 mi
The PinnacleNNW 339°502 m6.0 mi
Red MountainN 349°499 m7.6 mi
Bartholomew HillN 354°484 m7.6 mi
Woodbury MountainNW 313°464 m6.0 mi
Dudleytown HillNW 311°461 m6.4 mi
Whitcomb HillWNW 301°459 m6.7 mi
Above AllW 259°450 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1815:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210005 — Mount Prospect, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359267820

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