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Hog Mountain

Hog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Mountain rises to 293 m in Massachusetts. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whately Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
293 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42648, -72.67870

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Chestnut Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Grass Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Nash Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.8 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.9 mi
  • Angel Park: 3.6 mi
  • Tri-Town Beach District: 4.2 mi
  • Herlihy Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Gardens: 32
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Capen Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 7.7 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 7.5 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 7.8 mi
  • Julius Erving: 7.8 mi
  • John Calipari: 7.8 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 28
Cliffs: 18
  • Roaring Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 10.2 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 11.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 14.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • David Musante Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Glendale Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.1 mi
  • Rd: 16.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Hog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brier HillNW 307°530 m7.5 mi
Moore HillWNW 296°517 m6.0 mi
Mollison HillWNW 285°488 m6.9 mi
Ram HillWSW 247°461 m5.9 mi
Abbott HillNW 310°454 m5.1 mi
Sikes HillNW 317°451 m4.6 mi
High RidgeNW 307°447 m2.5 mi
Battlecock HillWSW 239°442 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358268643

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