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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 539 m in New York. Muller Hill stands 617 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in the town of Augusta, Oneida County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34899531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95062, -75.53684

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Madison Lake: 3.4 mi
  • Maple Park: 7.2 mi
  • W A Wettel Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hamilton Village Green: 8.6 mi
  • Vernon Park: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 20
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Geographical Center of New York State: 3.9 mi
  • Clinton Cider Mill: 10.4 mi
  • Utica Tower: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Root Glen: 9.5 mi
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Verona Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muller HillSW 226°617 m17.3 mi
Texas HillSSW 211°603 m16.1 mi
Kinney HillWSW 241°599 m18.0 mi
Tassel HillE 93°592 m11.2 mi
Tinselor HillWSW 246°590 m14.3 mi
Mount HungerESE 113°588 m10.7 mi
Negro HillS 190°581 m16.2 mi
Jackass HillWSW 238°580 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2420:0220:45
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:3115:4516:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.53.23.63.94.14.64.44.34.34.54.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morrisville 6 SW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578165

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