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Prospect Mountain

Prospect Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Mountain rises to 348 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the east-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buchanan Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34899944, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
348 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26620, -74.21681

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Southfields Furnace: 2.0 mi
  • Ranger Cabin: 4.0 mi
  • Mombasha Fire Co.: 4.5 mi
  • First MIA Flag: 4.6 mi
  • Harriman: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Mombasha Park: 2.0 mi
  • Quary Field: 3.4 mi
  • Harriman Bicentennial Capsule: 4.6 mi
  • Ruach Hachayim: 4.7 mi
  • Smith Clove Park: 4.7 mi
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 5.7 mi
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 8.5 mi
  • Eagles: 9.7 mi
  • Eagles: 9.7 mi
  • Diana: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Lemon Squeezer: 4.4 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 5.4 mi
  • Pulpit: 8.0 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 8.6 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 53
Museums: 53
Gardens: 44
  • Goshen: 9.2 mi
  • The Bronx: 9.3 mi
  • West Coast: 9.3 mi
  • Midtown: 9.3 mi
  • Las Vegas: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 9
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 9.8 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mine Hole Falls: 9.5 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Otter Hole: 16.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Middletown Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 23.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Rail-Trail Spring: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Prospect Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainESE 112°421 m4.7 mi
Fingerboard MountainE 91°420 m5.9 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthE 98°417 m5.2 mi
Bradley MountainE 80°416 m6.2 mi
South Stockbridge MountainENE 77°411 m6.8 mi
Hogencamp MountainESE 103°407 m5.1 mi
Bellvale MountainSW 232°406 m7.0 mi
Island Pond MountainE 94°398 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961185 — Prospect Mountain, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578209

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