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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback Mountain rises to 1,062 m in North Carolina. Little Sandymush Bald stands 1,480 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020794)

Wikidata Q31627908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1062 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.79899, -82.89236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 30
Historic sites: 21
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.7 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 10
  • Shook Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • French Broad Rafting: 9.9 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 14.4 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 21.9 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.3 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 11.4 mi
  • Overlook Access: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rhododenron Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.3 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Sandymush BaldS 171°1,480 m7.7 mi
Mary KnobS 190°1,440 m5.0 mi
Bluff MountainNNW 345°1,430 m3.0 mi
Bald KnobSSW 196°1,408 m4.5 mi
Max Patch MountainW 268°1,407 m3.6 mi
Tennessee BluffNNW 336°1,406 m3.2 mi
Naked Place MountainSSW 213°1,406 m5.7 mi
Rough KnobSSW 206°1,381 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807721

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