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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback Mountain rises to 3,224 m in Montana. Sunset Peak stands 3,215 m to the south-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Olson Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
3224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89436, -112.12387

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maloney Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset PeakSSW 203°3,215 m2.9 mi
Black ButteE 87°3,197 m13.2 mi
Olson PeakSSW 204°3,180 m1.9 mi
Sliderock MountainNE 46°3,142 m4.8 mi
Big Horn MountainE 83°3,126 m16.0 mi
Antone PeakSSW 197°3,113 m8.3 mi
Lion MountainE 93°3,082 m16.1 mi
Stonehouse MountainSSE 158°3,065 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:41
June solstice05:4320:3421:19
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0416:0216:51

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634414956646454433124
Precip in0.30.60.61.32.43.01.21.21.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alder 17 S, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357935698

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