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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback Mountain rises to 497 m in California. Mount Vaca stands 857 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
497 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.34408, -122.42887

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Welcome Plaza: 2.6 mi
  • Rec Field: 2.7 mi
  • Sport Area: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Montini Open Space Preserve: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Patch: 3.6 mi
  • Gundlach-Bundschu Winery: 4.4 mi
  • Welcome to Napa Valley Sign: 6.0 mi
  • Balloons Above the Valley: 7.7 mi
  • Napa Valley Wine Train: 8.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 42
  • Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Nature's Way Montessori School Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Culinary Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Le Jardin: 10.3 mi
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
Museums: 41
  • The Hess Art Collection: 2.1 mi
  • Vallejo Home: 3.6 mi
  • Depot Park Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Heritage Center at the Maysonnave House: 3.7 mi
  • Toscano Kitchen: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Waterfalls: 5
  • Haraszthy Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Linda Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hunter Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Sulfur Springs: 22.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount VacaENE 77°857 m17.9 mi
Mount HoodNW 320°833 m10.5 mi
Bald MountainNNW 331°832 m9.0 mi
Mount VeederNNW 337°817 m2.6 mi
Atlas PeakNE 51°814 m11.6 mi
Red MountainNNW 330°777 m8.7 mi
Diamond MountainNNW 328°716 m15.9 mi
Mount Saint JohnNNW 345°713 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5820:37
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485154576267707068635447
Precip in5.55.43.81.81.00.30.00.10.11.53.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonoma, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358767644

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