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Hog Mountain

Hog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Mountain rises to 955 m in Georgia. Albert Mountain stands 1,589 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 332002)

Wikidata Q31585199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
955 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.98731, -83.42016

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Knob: 0.4 mi
  • Owen Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Poplar Cove Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Beavert Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Jones Mountain: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Dome Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Middle Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Upper Middle Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
Parks: 57
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
  • Nantahala Game Lands: 3.7 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 15.0 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 18.1 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 19.4 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Wine Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Hog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Albert MountainNW 324°1,589 m5.6 mi
Ridgepole MountainWNW 282°1,525 m3.8 mi
Big ButtNW 321°1,520 m4.8 mi
Ridgepole MountainWNW 287°1,515 m3.9 mi
Pickens NoseNW 319°1,472 m3.2 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainWNW 299°1,472 m3.8 mi
Bearpen MountainNW 314°1,471 m5.0 mi
Steeltrap KnobNW 312°1,461 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576470737367574841
Precip in7.16.56.76.15.35.95.15.35.75.16.17.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332002 — Hog Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717302

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