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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 287 m in Michigan. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller-Smith Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 146 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America (GNIS ID = 635482)

Wikidata Q33144465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
287 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33281, -83.93245

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
  • Spring Valley Trout Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Kayak Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Title IX Plaza: 4.0 mi
  • Spectator Point: 4.6 mi
  • The: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 33
Museums: 27
Picnic sites: 27
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 13
Rest areas: 5
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 4.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 9.5 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 18.8 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Maple Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNE 24°405 m15.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNE 24°399 m15.7 mi
Cassidy KameW 280°344 m7.7 mi
Sackrider HillW 262°338 m14.3 mi
Big KameWNW 289°328 m8.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 274°327 m8.9 mi
Stofer HillWNW 292°321 m7.2 mi
Prospect HillNW 312°318 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice06:0020:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0216:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.42.02.23.03.83.63.43.62.73.12.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353961715

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