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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Mountain rises to 253 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Podgwaite Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47287, -72.97066

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 2.5 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Fountain: 4.6 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 5.1 mi
  • South Quad: 5.5 mi
Gardens
  • Bethany Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 7.4 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
Beaches: 55
Attractions: 50
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.3 mi
  • Millstone: 10.1 mi
  • Millstone: 10.2 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.8 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 11.7 mi
  • Pond View: 17.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNE 47°301 m9.0 mi
Southington MountainN 8°281 m8.8 mi
East PeakNE 50°277 m9.1 mi
Andrews HillW 277°275 m6.3 mi
Woodruff HillW 278°273 m8.0 mi
Mount SanfordESE 124°263 m1.4 mi
Turkey HillNNW 337°263 m3.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW 347°260 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1943310 — Prospect Mountain, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359287719

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