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Hog Back

Hog Back, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Back rises to 1,179 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.22028, -117.66819
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Artworks
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 4.7 mi
  • Intersections II: 7.8 mi
  • Madonna of the Trail: 7.9 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 8.0 mi
  • Scripps Graffiti Wall: 8.3 mi
Parks
  • San Antonio Park: 4.8 mi
  • Padua Avenue Park: 5.5 mi
  • Heritage Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • McCarthy Park: 5.8 mi
  • Blaisdell Preserve: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin: 6.5 mi
  • Schowalter Rock Pile: 6.6 mi
  • 1983 Winter Transit Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Veterans' Monument Project: 8.4 mi
  • Larkin Memorial Sundial: 9.1 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 50
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 5.0 mi
  • Conifer Country: 7.6 mi
  • Western Junipers: 7.6 mi
  • Nutall's Scrub Oaks: 7.6 mi
  • Baja California: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 6.3 mi
  • Tongva Village: 7.8 mi
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 11.0 mi
  • Route 66: 13.1 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Springs: 31
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Guffy Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
Waterfalls: 14
  • Canyon Falls: 3.3 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Wolfskill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNNE3,068 m4.9 mi
West BaldyN3,044 m4.7 mi
Pine MountainNNE2,942 m6.6 mi
Dawson PeakNNE2,917 m6.0 mi
Mount HarwoodNNE2,907 m5.0 mi
Mount Baden-PowellNNW2,860 m11.0 mi
Throop PeakNW2,779 m11.7 mi
Mount BurnhamNW2,740 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4019:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660753 — Hog Back, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808132

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