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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback Mountain rises to 544 m in New York. Larry Ryan Mountain stands 659 m to the west-northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Nancy Ryan Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34824011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
544 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.51616, -73.66708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Little Ausable Park: 8.1 mi
  • Hayworth-Mason Park: 8.3 mi
  • M. J. Sullivan Park: 8.7 mi
  • Lapham Mills Park: 9.7 mi
  • Jefferson Dukette Memorial Field: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Historic sites: 34
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 5.2 mi
  • Clintonville: 5.6 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 11.4 mi
  • Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 14.1 mi
  • NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 14.5 mi
Museums: 23
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 9.3 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Rockwell Kent Collection: 15.7 mi
  • Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery: 15.8 mi
  • Plattsburgh State Art Museum: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Ausable Chasm: 10.2 mi
  • Potholes: 15.4 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 15.4 mi
  • Master Pothole: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Alice Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Flume Falls: 13.4 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 13.0 mi
  • Plattsburgh City Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 15.4 mi
  • Amite Sculpture: 15.7 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 22.1 mi
  • Grey Lock: 22.2 mi
  • Kelis the Afronaut: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 6.8 mi
  • summit fliff: 7.1 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 7.2 mi
  • Great Wall: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 16.7 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larry Ryan MountainWNW 293°659 m1.5 mi
Buckley MountainNNW 345°648 m1.3 mi
Big Nineteen MountainNNW 342°637 m1.6 mi
Terry MountainN 350°628 m3.9 mi
North PoleNW 321°611 m0.8 mi
Nancy Ryan MountainNW 309°605 m0.5 mi
Pelkey MountanWSW 255°604 m6.6 mi
Little Nineteen MountainNNW 340°568 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:44
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2915:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232455866716961493826

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357564876

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