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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1,128 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88349, -121.99917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
  • 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
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Metal Horse: 13.3 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainSE2,076 m13.4 mi
Clover MountainSE2,066 m14.7 mi
Chalk MountainNE1,786 m12.6 mi
Bunchgrass MountainENE1,664 m9.5 mi
Hatchet MountainE1,662 m8.8 mi
North Fork MountainNNW1,609 m10.9 mi
Tamarack MountainNNW1,583 m14.1 mi
Carberry MountainESE1,578 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3720:0220:44
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

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

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