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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 347 m in Vermont. Hogback Mountain stands 725 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Windham County, Vermont, United States of America; geonames ID = 5240040.

Wikidata Q49064236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93879, -72.58289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 14
  • Hinsdale Raceway: 9.3 mi
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 15.0 mi
  • Oya Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Mine Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Table Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 19.4 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 24.1 mi
  • Introductory Buttress: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Baseball: 15.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 15.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 15.3 mi
  • Reaching: 15.3 mi
  • Molly Stark: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Green Mountain Beach: 12.5 mi
  • The Ledges: 16.4 mi
  • Corona Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 21.1 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainWSW725 m11.5 mi
Higley HillWSW688 m11.0 mi
Lyman HillSW607 m9.3 mi
Central MountainWSW607 m9.3 mi
Stratton HillW589 m9.3 mi
Chase HillSW567 m10.1 mi
Oregon MountainWNW524 m7.8 mi
Crane MountainNNW514 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1219:5020:33
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:1915:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222332455564706860493828
Precip in3.13.03.63.83.45.14.84.24.04.63.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/356554166

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