Nature reserve · Vermont
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 670 m. Mount Snow stands 1,092 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Olga, a peak 0.5 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.85495, -72.79394
- On the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 1 mi
- stone post view · 13 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 16 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Olga: 0.5 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Higley Hill: 2.7 mi
- Central Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lyman Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Molly Stark State Park: 0.9 mi
- Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center: 8.7 mi
- Bennett Cr: 9.8 mi
- Whetstone Woods: 9.8 mi
- Bennett Cr: 9.8 mi
Parks
- Baker Field: 3.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Park: 4.1 mi
- Birchwood Recreation Center: 5.2 mi
- Old Muster Ground: 5.5 mi
- Dover Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.3 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 13.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 16.1 mi
- Quarried Stones: 16.1 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 16.2 mi
Museums: 25
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 12.0 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 12.0 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 12.6 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 14.6 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Mine Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Hoosac Range: 16.5 mi
- Witts Ledge: 19.8 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Table Rock: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 14
- Molly Stark: 4.0 mi
- Stratton Bear: 17.8 mi
- Bear: 18.7 mi
- Mr. Bling: 19.5 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Old Mill Falls: 15.6 mi
- Twin Cascade: 16.3 mi
- Tannery Falls: 19.2 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 19.5 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 11
- rock scramble: 16.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 16.2 mi
- rock overhang: 16.3 mi
- Antique Truck: 16.3 mi
- hole in wall: 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Green River Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Green Mountain Beach: 1.9 mi
- The Ledges: 4.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 19.1 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Just Roots Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Buxton Garden: 23.7 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Hogback Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Snow | NW 318° | 1,092 m | 9.8 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,044 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rice Hill | NNW 348° | 895 m | 8.7 mi |
| Whites Hill | N 357° | 803 m | 9.3 mi |
| Dutch Hill | WSW 253° | 796 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNW 348° | 782 m | 6.7 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 334° | 752 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Olga | WSW 238° | 737 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1227502343
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 4 mi
- Brattleboro · 12 mi
- Florida · 17 mi
- Charlemont · 19 mi
- Erving · 19 mi
- Montague · 19 mi
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