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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 55 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Avenue Canal Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34899635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
55 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80063, -73.68206

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Avenue Canal Park: 0.4 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • 8th Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lock 2 Park: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 54
Waterfalls: 38
  • Cohoes Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Piscawen Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Swatling Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Brinton and Avery's Place: 5.0 mi
  • Avery's Garden: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 34
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 2.7 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 4.7 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 6.6 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 6.8 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 6.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Karista Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Polaris: 18.4 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainESE 110°853 m21.4 mi
Mount RaimerESE 106°784 m21.0 mi
White RockE 99°775 m20.6 mi
Bald MountainE 97°757 m20.4 mi
White RocksESE 103°706 m21.4 mi
Smith HillESE 102°703 m21.4 mi
Rocky HillESE 124°625 m18.4 mi
Perigo HillSE 130°571 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578162

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