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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 369 m in New York. Three Ponds Mountain stands 890 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch, a artwork 0.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fulton County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34899466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23729, -74.17874

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
  • Edinburg Town Park: 5.2 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 11.9 mi
  • Archer Vly NYS DEC Boat Launch: 12.1 mi
  • Nathan Littauer Park: 13.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 25
Waterfalls: 13
  • second falls: 7.7 mi
  • third falls: 7.7 mi
  • first falls: 7.8 mi
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 11.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • State Seal Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Orenda Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Congress Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 12.1 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 20.1 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 22.3 mi
  • Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 22.3 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Lost Hunter's: 17.2 mi
  • Lost T: 17.4 mi
  • McMartin: 17.8 mi
  • Choss Factory: 19.3 mi
  • Maclachan Ridge: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 21.3 mi
  • Nature Center Pavillion: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.2 mi

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
Three Ponds MountainWNW 294°890 m10.6 mi
Tenant MountainNNE 21°841 m9.7 mi
Wallace MountainWNW 301°828 m8.8 mi
Buck MountainNNE 15°814 m7.0 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 26°793 m7.2 mi
Gene Edwards MountainNNE 16°793 m9.2 mi
Slip MountainNNE 34°787 m11.0 mi
Panther MountainW 269°756 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1819:5720:41
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:2615:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961175 — Prospect Hill, Fulton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578176

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