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Hogback Ridge Park

Hogback Ridge Park from directly overhead

Hogback Ridge Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Point, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Lake Metroparks

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74804, -81.02472

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverview Park: 0.9 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 1.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Madison Civil War Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Unionville War Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Battle Tank: 3.2 mi
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 6.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Shandy Hall: 3.2 mi
  • Perry Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Lake County Historical Society: 10.4 mi
  • Finnish Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 6.6 mi
  • Baptism Site: 19.2 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 19.2 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 19.3 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 18′ Short: 5.3 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 10.1 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 10.1 mi
  • Railroad History Mural: 15.1 mi
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitlam Woods: 11.8 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Paine Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Holden Hedge Garden: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hogback Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 190°423 m24.4 mi
Sand HillSW 220°381 m20.3 mi
The KnobWSW 240°378 m14.3 mi
Ballards HillSSW 209°377 m12.5 mi
Little MountainWSW 238°374 m15.1 mi
Piersons KnobWSW 237°365 m18.2 mi
Owens MoundESE 113°363 m23.3 mi
Gildersleeve MountainWSW 239°354 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5020:2121:03
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4916:1216:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138496070757468574636
Precip in3.12.12.83.53.43.64.13.43.94.03.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414082189

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