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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 618 m in Vermont. Ludlow Mountain stands 1,012 m to the west-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilead, a peak 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45063, -72.63009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 27
Artworks: 22
  • Smith's clothespin: 12.8 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • Art Gallery: 18.0 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 20.5 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 9.9 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 7
  • Blueberry Ledges: 8.1 mi
  • Lower Tier: 17.9 mi
  • Deer Leap: 18.0 mi
  • Upper Tier: 18.0 mi
  • Top Rock: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ludlow MountainWSW 242°1,012 m6.9 mi
Salt Ash MountainWNW 297°1,002 m8.1 mi
South MountainSW 233°968 m8.4 mi
Mt AscutneyE 93°954 m8.8 mi
Ascutney NorthE 92°944 m8.9 mi
Bear MountainWNW 300°941 m8.2 mi
Ascutney SouthE 96°880 m9.0 mi
Burnt MountainNW 311°853 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1119:5220:36
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2115:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554167

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