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North Preston Hill, Connecticut

Prominence: 880 ft, 268 m

Elevation: 1450+ feet, 442+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 6.42 mi, 10.32 km

Elevation Info:

Elevation range: 1450 - 1460 ft
(10-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation: 1449 ft / 442 m
(Range 1449 - 1459 ft)

Alternate Name(s)

Chapel Pond West

Peak Type

Unofficially Named Peak

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

41° 43' 16'' N; 73° 30' 46'' W
41.720988, -73.512779 (Dec Deg)
623706E 4619867N Zone 18 (UTM)

Country

United States

State/Province

Connecticut

County/Second Level Region

Litchfield

City/Town

Kent

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Lists that contain North Preston Hill:
     Connecticut County Prominence Peaks (Rank #1)
     Most Prominent Peaks of the U.S. States (Rank #38)
     The USA Second Lap List (Rank #42)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2010-08-13 by Michael Schwartz
     2011-06-19 by Ben Lostracco
     2011-08-24 by Edward Earl
     2011-12-29 by Chris Gilsdorf
     2012-04-27 by Jean André Laverdure
     2012-09-25 by David Darby (GPS Track)

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"North Preston Hill", if it wins its height rivalry with Preston Hill in New York State, is the most prominent point in Connecticut. Since the 1450-foot contour on North Preston Hill is larger than the tiny one on Preston Hill, this site assumes that it is higher than its neighbor and wins the 880 feet of prominence for its massif.

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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 880 ft/268 m Optimistic Prominence: 900 ft/274 m Key Col: 570 ft/174 m (10 foot contour) Col elevation in range between 560 and 570 feet. Topo Map: Amenia O41073g5 1:24,000 Key Col Lat/Long: 41° 47' 6'' N; 73° 31' 12'' W Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Isolation	6.42 mi/10.32 km Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Ellsworth Hill (NNE) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Northern U.S. Appalachians Range4: Taconic Range Range5: Southern Taconic Range
Drainage Basins	Housatonic Long Island Sound Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Dover Plains O41073f5 1:24,000
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by Edward Earl.

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