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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

Artworks
Parks
  • Welcome Plaza: 2.6 mi
  • Rec Field: 2.7 mi
  • Sport Area: 2.7 mi
  • Montini Open Space Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Tetter Field: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
Peaks
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
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
Picnic sites: 41
Gardens: 40
  • 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
  • Martha Walker Habitat Garden: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 30
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
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 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 18.4 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount VacaENE857 m17.9 mi
Mount HoodNW833 m10.5 mi
The BeehiveNNW833 m18.4 mi
Mount VeederNNW817 m2.6 mi
Atlas PeakNE814 m11.6 mi
Red MountainNNW777 m8.7 mi
Diamond MountainNNW716 m15.9 mi
Mount Saint JohnNNW713 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 50–80 °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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