Hogback Mountain
Hogback Mountain rises to 1,128 m in California. Snow Mountain stands 2,076 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1128 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bluejay Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 3.6 mi
- East Fork Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Brock Butte: 4.5 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Potem Falls: 3.4 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hatchet Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lion Slide Falls: 5.6 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 13.4 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 17.6 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Behive Beach: 21.3 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 11.0 mi
- Ladies cabin: 16.5 mi
- Smithy: 16.5 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 23.7 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 23.8 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 17.0 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 17.5 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 23.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 23.8 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 23.9 mi
- The Rim: 8.1 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 23.5 mi
- Gray Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Red Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 16.9 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 21.7 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Metal Horse: 13.3 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 23.1 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 18.0 mi
- Deer Springs: 21.4 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 23.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | SE 128° | 2,076 m | 13.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,843 m | 14.4 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NE 52° | 1,786 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bunchgrass Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,664 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | E 80° | 1,662 m | 8.8 mi |
| North Fork Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,609 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tamarack Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,583 m | 14.1 mi |
| Carberry Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,578 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261405 — Hogback Mountain, Shasta County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798163
Day trips start here
- Shasta County · 9 mi
- Lakehead · 20 mi
- Shasta Lake · 24 mi
- Palo Cedro · 26 mi
- Dunsmuir · 27 mi
- McCloud · 27 mi
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