Hoback Peak
Hoback Peak rises to 3,311 m in Wyoming. Doubletop Peak stands 3,508 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crazy Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Hoback Peak is a 10,867 feet (3,312 m) mountain summit located in the Wyoming Range in Sublette County, Wyoming. It is located within the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The mountain has a topographic prominence of 2,546 feet (776 m). The peak was named in honor of John Hoback, a trapper who traveled through the region with the Missouri Fur Company. The most common approach to hike the mountain is Kilgore Creek Trail, which begins off US-189/191 and leads toward the northeast ridge. The peak is located within the Idaho-Wyoming-Utah overthrust Belt, which is characterized by technonic shortening during the Laramide orogeny. The mountain is largely composed of sedimentary rocks from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras. The summit area features resistant layers of the Nugget Sandstone and the Ankareh Formation. The mountain lies along the Hoback Fault, which forms the eastern portion of the Wyoming Range.
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Wikidata Q49036607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,310.7 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crazy Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Clause Peak: 5.1 mi
- Grayback Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Deadman Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Elbow Boating Site: 14.1 mi
- East Table Boating Site: 15.0 mi
- West Table Boating Site: 15.2 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 20.7 mi
- Fox Run Park: 21.2 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 22.6 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 22.9 mi
- DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM: 24.5 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 20.4 mi
- Menace Falls: 23.7 mi
- Granite Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
- Bronx: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Hoback Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubletop Peak | NE 38° | 3,508 m | 23.2 mi |
| Antoinette Peak | NNE 21° | 3,475 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tosi Peak | NE 51° | 3,457 m | 21.9 mi |
| Palmer Peak | NNE 33° | 3,431 m | 22.6 mi |
| Gros Peak | N 0° | 3,408 m | 22.0 mi |
| Corner Peak | NNE 26° | 3,406 m | 22.4 mi |
| Triple Peak | S 181° | 3,392 m | 20.2 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | S 180° | 3,380 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:05 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bondurant, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506247
Day trips start here
- Jackson · 29 mi
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