Hogpen Mountain
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
- 27.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 27 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 28 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Oak Flat: 1.3 mi
- Second Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Buck Lick Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.0 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 11.4 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 11.6 mi
- Fort Harrison: 11.6 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 11.8 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 10.3 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 11.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 11.6 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 11.6 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 13.2 mi
- Sand Spring: 7.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 7.7 mi
- Hall Spring: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 9.0 mi
- Pitt Spring: 18.7 mi
- Love Essence: 10.0 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 10.0 mi
- Flames: 10.0 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 10.0 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 10.1 mi
- 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
- Heishman Garden: 9.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 12.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 9.2 mi
- Lost River State Park: 24.2 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 24.5 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Knob | WSW 244° | 1,336 m | 10.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,332 m | 10.9 mi |
| High Knob | W 266° | 1,246 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,244 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cow Knob | NNW 330° | 1,231 m | 9.2 mi |
| Meadow Knob | WSW 239° | 1,184 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oak Knob | SW 227° | 1,175 m | 9.4 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,174 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572428
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