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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. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
3,224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89436, -112.12387

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
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 PeakSSW3,215 m2.9 mi
Black ButteE3,197 m13.2 mi
Olson PeakSSW3,180 m1.9 mi
Sliderock MountainNE3,142 m4.8 mi
Big Horn MountainE3,126 m16.0 mi
Antone PeakSSW3,113 m8.3 mi
Lion MountainE3,082 m16.1 mi
Stonehouse MountainSSE3,065 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 50–80 °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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