Peak · New Hampshire
Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 476 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Leavitt Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 869368).
Wikidata Q34899330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.44630, -72.09585
- 1.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 16 mi
- Indian Ridge · 18 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clark Lookout: 3.3 mi
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Grantham Recreation Park: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Field: 3.9 mi
- Hames Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Leavitt Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mica Mine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pitcher Hill: 1.6 mi
- Trow Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pennyroyal Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 1.5 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 2.8 mi
- Donas J. & Margaret Reney Memorial Forest: 3.3 mi
- Eastman Forest: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.0 mi
- naval gun: 13.2 mi
- civil war: 13.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 14.2 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 14.2 mi
Museums: 26
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.3 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 6.8 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.1 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 25
- Georges Mills Beach: 1.8 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Dewey Beach: 3.6 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 3.9 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 6.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 16.8 mi
- Refuge: 20.1 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 20.1 mi
- Fountain Figure: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 8.4 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 16.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Cillryville Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 11.7 mi
- The Bulkhead: 13.8 mi
- Bouldering: 17.9 mi
- The Ledges: 20.9 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 15.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Tipping Rock: 16.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 17.8 mi
- Lyman Point: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 1.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 12.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 17.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | WNW 292° | 842 m | 6.7 mi |
| Croydon Peak | WNW 292° | 841 m | 6.7 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | NW 305° | 800 m | 6.6 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NE 45° | 698 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Peak | S 172° | 692 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NE 46° | 667 m | 7.0 mi |
| Stowell Hill | WNW 301° | 620 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSE 152° | 614 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869368 — Prospect Hill, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726240
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 4 mi
- New London · 6 mi
- Claremont · 13 mi
- Cornish · 14 mi
- Windsor · 15 mi
- Lebanon · 16 mi
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