Hogback Mountain
Hogback Mountain rises to 1,697 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Grass Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,697 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Grass Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cow Springs Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Werney Hill: 6.0 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Tulloch Peak: 9.4 mi
- Bullard Hotel Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- H B Ailman House Historic Site: 17.8 mi
- O S Warren House Historic Site: 17.8 mi
- Martin Maher House Historic Site: 17.8 mi
- Thomas Conway House Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 14.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 14.7 mi
- McCain Spring: 14.7 mi
- Rustler Spring: 16.9 mi
- Siphon Spring: 17.8 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 11.6 mi
- Boston Hill Open Space: 17.4 mi
- Greg Goyo Park: 17.7 mi
- Gough Park: 18.3 mi
- Penny Park: 18.4 mi
- Adonis Pit: 17.1 mi
- Comanche Pit: 17.3 mi
- Raven Pitt: 17.4 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 17.6 mi
- North Pit: 17.6 mi
- Tyrone: 10.9 mi
- Mowry City: 16.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 21.3 mi
- Gage: 21.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 17.7 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 17.8 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 18.3 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 18.7 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 23.1 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.1 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Peak | WNW 290° | 2,445 m | 14.1 mi |
| Jacks Peak | WNW 288° | 2,428 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,424 m | 14.5 mi |
| McComas Peak | NNW 337° | 2,340 m | 21.9 mi |
| Kneeling Nun | NNE 26° | 2,328 m | 20.3 mi |
| W Mountain | N 355° | 2,319 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hermosa Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,304 m | 23.1 mi |
| Eighty Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,267 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:35 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890053 — Hogback Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357575078
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