Hogback Mountain
Hogback Mountain rises to 954 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tommy Wyche Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424862, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 14 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 0.5 mi
- $10,000 Falls: 0.7 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 0.9 mi
- Zen Falls: 1.1 mi
- Irish Falls: 1.2 mi
- Big Top: 0.6 mi
- Mackerel Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Grassy Top Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ward Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Maybin Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.1 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.2 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 5.9 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 6.9 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 9.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.5 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.8 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 5.1 mi
- Trestle ruins: 5.5 mi
- Jennings Mill: 5.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.5 mi
- Honey: 15.0 mi
- Maria: 16.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.6 mi
- Softball statue: 17.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.8 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 17.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 17.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 10.0 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 13.3 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 14.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.0 mi
- Southern X793: 11.0 mi
- Long Rock: 3.6 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 4.7 mi
- High Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 9.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 22.0 mi
- Pavilion 2: 22.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 20.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNW 335° | 1,148 m | 4.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NW 316° | 1,098 m | 5.5 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | N 350° | 1,027 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,008 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 355° | 1,002 m | 4.1 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WNW 298° | 997 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | WSW 241° | 993 m | 1.4 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 285° | 990 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020791 — Hogback Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357080848
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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