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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 470 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill Unit, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Greene County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34899491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32175, -74.44570

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Historic sites: 30
Parks: 29
  • Ashland Park: 5.6 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 6.5 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 11.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • Pratt Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 5.4 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.8 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 14.0 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 15.4 mi
  • Piped Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSSW 200°1,098 m4.2 mi
Vly MountainS 180°1,079.3 m5.3 mi
North Bearpen MountainSSW 210°1,076 m3.9 mi
Halcott MountainS 178°1,069.54 m9.8 mi
RoundtopSW 230°1,052 m3.0 mi
Huntersfield MountainENE 65°1,043 m5.6 mi
South BearpenSSW 205°1,040 m5.7 mi
Sleeping LionS 170°1,039 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578160

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