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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 256 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Meadow Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34899185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
256 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68978, -71.28690

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wawbeek Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Little Ball Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Brier Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Big Ball Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • 19 Mile Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Castle in the Clouds: 3.3 mi
  • The Point at Long Island: 3.6 mi
  • State's Landing: 5.0 mi
  • Libby Park: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 46
Cliffs: 28
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 3.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 10.7 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 10.7 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 10.8 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 10.8 mi
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 19
  • Falls of Song: 2.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 3.1 mi
  • The Cascades: 3.1 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Lucknow Mansion: 3.2 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 8.2 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 10.1 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 24.9 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 25.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.0 mi
  • lower falls: 22.5 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Campton Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawN 10°911 m3.8 mi
Black SnoutNNE 13°854 m3.3 mi
Faraway MountainNNW 346°848 m5.1 mi
Black Snout MountainNNW 342°812 m6.8 mi
Mount RobertsNNW 337°782 m5.0 mi
Bald MountainN 8°742 m7.7 mi
Mount FlaggNNE 25°728 m4.1 mi
Mount WhittierN 10°676 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1615:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726257

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