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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 347 m in Vermont. Higley Hill stands 688 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

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums: 26
Cliffs: 16
  • Mine Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 12.8 mi
  • Table Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 19.4 mi
  • Table Rock: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
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 11.4 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higley HillWSW 254°688 m11.0 mi
Lyman HillSW 234°607 m9.3 mi
Central MountainWSW 241°607 m9.3 mi
Stratton HillW 259°589 m9.3 mi
Chase HillSW 219°567 m10.1 mi
Oregon MountainWNW 283°524 m7.8 mi
Crane MountainNNW 341°514 m7.8 mi
Bald MountainNW 320°508 m8.4 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 5080 °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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