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Hogpen Mountain

Hogpen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hogpen Mountain rises to 860 m in Virginia. Flagpole Knob stands 1,336 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Flat, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
860 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57734, -79.00503

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Riven Rock Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Singers Glen Historic District: 5.2 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 7.5 mi
  • West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 8.3 mi
  • Alumni Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 15
Springs: 13
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 5
  • Treasure Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Fear Forest: 18.4 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 20.5 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 21.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Hogpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole KnobWSW 244°1,336 m10.7 mi
Slate Springs MountainWSW 244°1,332 m10.9 mi
High KnobW 266°1,246 m9.0 mi
Dundore MountainWSW 245°1,244 m7.8 mi
Cow KnobNNW 330°1,231 m9.2 mi
Meadow KnobWSW 239°1,184 m9.5 mi
Oak KnobSW 227°1,175 m9.4 mi
Feedstone MountainWNW 285°1,174 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:44
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572428

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