Peak · New York
Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain rises to 276 m in New York. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34899906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.49033, -73.46680
- 0.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 1.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 3 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Smith Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fordway Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Drake Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Trembleau Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Wickham Marsh State Game Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Ausable Marsh State Game Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Little Ausable Park: 6.7 mi
- Hayworth-Mason Park: 6.8 mi
- M. J. Sullivan Park: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Wickham Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- OSI: 8.0 mi
- Garden Island: 8.3 mi
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Porter Natural Area: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Clintonville: 5.7 mi
- NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 9.3 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 11.3 mi
- Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 11.5 mi
- City Vault: 11.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 1.1 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 2.4 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 11.7 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Alice Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 2.4 mi
- Winooski Falls: 13.9 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Ausable Chasm: 2.4 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 12.1 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 12.4 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 12.4 mi
- Airplane: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 12
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 4.0 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 10.5 mi
- Thayer Beach: 11.1 mi
- North Beach: 11.1 mi
- Texaco Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Great Wall: 16.5 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 16.8 mi
- summit fliff: 17.1 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 11
- Formal Garden: 11.3 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 12.3 mi
- Childrens Garden: 12.5 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 12.7 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Lone Sailor: 12.1 mi
- Grey Lock: 12.2 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 12.7 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 13.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 14.4 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 18.0 mi
- Footbridge Park: 19.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rang Mountain | SW 214° | 694 m | 6.2 mi |
| Carl Mountain | SSW 209° | 682 m | 6.7 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | SW 214° | 673 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SW 221° | 665 m | 6.3 mi |
| McGuire Mountain | SSW 213° | 664 m | 6.0 mi |
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | SSW 201° | 659 m | 6.5 mi |
| Deerfield Mountain | SSW 207° | 638 m | 7.6 mi |
| Barber Mountain | SW 221° | 634 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578235
Day trips start here
- Burlington · 13 mi
- Colchester · 14 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Shelburne · 14 mi
- Winooski · 14 mi
- South Burlington · 15 mi
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