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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

Parks
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.8 mi
  • Angel Park: 3.6 mi
  • Tri-Town Beach District: 4.2 mi
  • Herlihy Park: 4.9 mi
  • South Deerfield Common: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
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
Museums: 51
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
Gardens: 29
  • 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
Attractions: 25
Cliffs: 15
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
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 HillNW530 m7.5 mi
Moore HillWNW517 m6.0 mi
Mollison HillWNW488 m6.9 mi
Ram HillWSW461 m5.9 mi
Abbott HillNW454 m5.1 mi
Sikes HillNW451 m4.6 mi
High RidgeNW447 m2.5 mi
Battlecock HillWSW442 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 50–80 °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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