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Hogback

Hogback, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback rises to 389 m in New York. Woodchuck Hill stands 817 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Iorio Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

Hogback is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located northeast of Cobleskill. Barrack Zourie is located northwest and Mount Shank is located southwest of Hogback.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34823963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70646, -74.46514

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Iorio Park: 1.6 mi
  • Crittenden Athletic Fields: 2.9 mi
  • Central Bridge Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Richmondville Firemans Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Fox Creek Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 15.9 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 16.0 mi
  • Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation: 17.0 mi
Museums: 33
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Hogback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodchuck HillSSW 203°817 m18.3 mi
The CobbleSSW 211°710 m9.5 mi
Petersburg MountainS 171°708 m5.1 mi
Pine MountainWSW 249°698 m10.4 mi
Safford HillSSE 165°685 m16.8 mi
Algerine HillWSW 249°684 m10.9 mi
Stone Quarry HillWSW 246°669 m12.4 mi
Fulton HillS 191°665 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2615:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445564696760483728
Precip in2.52.13.13.43.74.24.24.33.63.92.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952951 — Hogback, Schoharie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357564826

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