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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 318 m in Michigan. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruin Lake Sandbar, a attraction 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 141 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America (GNIS ID = 635483)

Wikidata Q33144474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
318 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41059, -84.04856

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Bruin Lake Sandbar: 1.0 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 2.8 mi
  • Air Time: 3.1 mi
  • Double Trouble: 3.2 mi
  • Skull: 3.2 mi
Parks
Picnic sites: 27
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Hippo Hill: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 27
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 22
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Dexter Area Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 12.3 mi
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 13.9 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 15
Rest areas: 6
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 14.2 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 15.8 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Maple Beach: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 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)NE 54°405 m15.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NE 54°399 m15.2 mi
Hatt HillSW 225°348 m24.9 mi
Cassidy KameSSW 202°344 m4.4 mi
Sackrider HillSW 228°338 m11.1 mi
Big KameSW 216°328 m3.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillSSW 212°327 m5.7 mi
Stofer HillSSW 196°321 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:49
June solstice06:0020:3521:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0316:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475967706962503929

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 635483 — Prospect Hill, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353961753

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