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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogback Mountain rises to 441 m in New York. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigback Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34824023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
441 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.44394, -73.56680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 59
Cliffs: 52
  • Great Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 12.5 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • summit fliff: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
  • Clintonville: 1.6 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 5.9 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 11.2 mi
  • NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 14.3 mi
  • Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 15.6 mi
Museums: 26
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 6.0 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 15.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Alice Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Flume Falls: 14.5 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Ausable Chasm: 7.6 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 15.7 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 15.7 mi
  • Potholes: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 9.8 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 15.9 mi
  • North Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Formal Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Rang MountainSE 143°694 m2.4 mi
Carl MountainSSE 148°682 m3.2 mi
Baldface MountainESE 122°673 m2.3 mi
Rocky MountainSSE 152°665 m1.7 mi
McGuire MountainSE 137°664 m2.5 mi
Poke-O-Moonshine MountainSE 138°659 m3.9 mi
Black MountainSSW 212°649 m4.5 mi
Bald MountainSW 226°645 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1019:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952958 — Hogback Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357564870

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