Hog Hill
Hog Hill rises to 391 m in North Carolina. Walker Top stands 886 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 391 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 23.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lynn Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Brendle Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Bakers Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 8.3 mi
- Little Knob: 9.2 mi
- Jacob Fork Park: 5.1 mi
- Mountain View Recreation Center: 5.7 mi
- Bakers Mountain Park: 6.3 mi
- South Neighborhood Park: 8.2 mi
- City Park: 8.9 mi
- Lincoln County Museum of History: 9.5 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Newton Depot Model Railroad Center: 10.6 mi
- Historic Newton Depot: 10.6 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 10.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 15.2 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 15.2 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 15.4 mi
- High Shoals: 15.4 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 10.1 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 10.9 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 15.5 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 13.6 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 15.5 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 21.7 mi
- Queens Landing: 24.6 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 10.9 mi
- Martin Luther: 11.6 mi
- Stone Bench: 25.0 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 16.9 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.1 mi
- Fox Den: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Hog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Top | WNW 283° | 886 m | 20.4 mi |
| Benn Knob | W 268° | 882 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 277° | 874 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 276° | 870 m | 19.2 mi |
| Krunkleton Knob | W 280° | 839 m | 20.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 270° | 818 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kaylor Knob | WNW 284° | 808 m | 20.2 mi |
| Painter Knob | W 267° | 807 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020788 — Hog Hill, Catawba County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807714
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