Mount Prospect
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshepaug Forest: 1.0 mi
- Bantam Civic Association: 2.2 mi
- Shepaug Crossing Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Litchfield Town Beach: 2.8 mi
- Mount Tom State Park: 3.3 mi
- Church Hill: 1.9 mi
- Looking Glass Hill: 2.0 mi
- Barney Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 2.4 mi
- City Hill: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Marshepaug Falls: 6.0 mi
- New Preston Falls: 6.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.0 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 8.8 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 8.8 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 4.9 mi
- Mill Ruins: 6.5 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 8.4 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 10.6 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 0.3 mi
- Peter's Forge: 2.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 6.6 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.4 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 7.3 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 11.2 mi
- Grand Staircase: 11.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Judea Garden: 5.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 5.5 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 16.4 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 4.2 mi
- Waterfront: 13.6 mi
- Boating Side: 13.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.6 mi
- 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
- Hermit spring: 14.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.6 mi
- Big Spring: 20.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 6.6 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | NNW 343° | 513 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 339° | 502 m | 6.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 349° | 499 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | N 354° | 484 m | 7.6 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | NW 313° | 464 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dudleytown Hill | NW 311° | 461 m | 6.4 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | WNW 301° | 459 m | 6.7 mi |
| Above All | W 259° | 450 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
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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