Peak · Vermont
Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 312 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Finger, a artwork 1.0 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 312 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.63866, -73.03430
- 5.2 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 17.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 28.4 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 11 mi
- C Nature area · 13 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 13 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 1.9 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 2.2 mi
- Fairfax Community Corner: 2.2 mi
- River Street Park: 3.9 mi
- Russell Greene Natural Area: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Milton Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Colchester Pond Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Indian Brook Park: 7.7 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 7.8 mi
Peaks
- Georgia Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Morgan Hill: 3.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.0 mi
- Number Eleven Hill: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Old Car: 1.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.8 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 9.4 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 9.5 mi
- Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue: 11.7 mi
Museums: 30
- Milton Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 9.4 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 11.3 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Powerline A-Line: 13.2 mi
- The Wall: 13.2 mi
- Birnies Nose: 13.7 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 13.9 mi
- Main Face: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Fairfax Falls: 2.4 mi
- Five Chutes: 3.4 mi
- Winooski Falls: 12.7 mi
- Bingham Falls: 15.7 mi
- Olga's Falls: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- Poland Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 12.4 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 14.5 mi
- Journey's End: 17.2 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- The Finger: 1.0 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 10.3 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 13.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.8 mi
- Grey Lock: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 12
- Milton Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 11
- Thayer Beach: 12.2 mi
- Texaco Beach: 14.2 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- North Beach: 14.4 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 13.4 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 20.4 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | ESE 121° | 1,340 m | 12.6 mi |
| Adams Apple | ESE 120° | 1,256 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lower Lip | ESE 123° | 1,256 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bear Head | ESE 118° | 1,192 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gilson Mountain | NE 44° | 598 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flynn Hill | SE 129° | 569 m | 9.0 mi |
| Leach Hill | NE 49° | 510 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stewart Hill | SSE 147° | 501 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Junction 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459086 — Prospect Hill, Chittenden County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554168
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 9 mi
- Colchester · 10 mi
- Essex · 10 mi
- Winooski · 12 mi
- Chittenden County · 13 mi
- Burlington · 14 mi
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