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Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.52064, -108.20477

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
Springs: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 16.9 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 18.4 mi
  • W: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakWNW 290°2,445 m14.1 mi
Jacks PeakWNW 288°2,428 m13.5 mi
Ferguson MountainWNW 291°2,424 m14.5 mi
McComas PeakNNW 337°2,340 m21.9 mi
Kneeling NunNNE 26°2,328 m20.3 mi
W MountainN 355°2,319 m22.5 mi
Hermosa MountainNNE 15°2,304 m23.1 mi
Mimbres PeakNE 51°2,259 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0719:4820:24
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1116:3517:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348556473757367574739
Precip in1.11.10.60.30.40.63.32.71.61.11.01.5

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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