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Hogback

Hogback, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback rises to 402 m in Vermont. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Florona, a peak 2.0 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.21867, -73.12873

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 39
  • Bristol Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • MacDonough Point: 8.6 mi
  • Tower 5: 10.4 mi
  • Dog Team Falls: 11.0 mi
  • The Palisades: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 38
Artworks: 21
Attractions: 18
  • Audubon Vermont: 11.0 mi
  • Vermont Teddy Bear: 11.1 mi
  • Steamboat Ticonderoga: 12.0 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 13.5 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bartlett Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Dog Team Falls: 11.0 mi
  • LaPlatte River Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 13.0 mi
  • Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 13.0 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Shelburne Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Punch Bowl swimming hole: 15.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 17.0 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 15.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Hogback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camels HumpENE 60°1,243 m13.9 mi
Mount EllenESE 112°1,234 m10.7 mi
Mount AbrahamSE 125°1,223 m11.7 mi
Lincoln PeakESE 122°1,212 m11.8 mi
Cutts PeakESE 114°1,198 m10.9 mi
Little AbeESE 123°1,189 m11.8 mi
Nancy Hanks PeakESE 121°1,158 m11.5 mi
Mount Ethan AllenENE 67°1,120 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2615:2916:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445766727062503827

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553567

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