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Little Hogback Mountain

Little Hogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Hogback Mountain rises to 1,392 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1392 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13871, -83.01486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Mount Toxaway Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Panthertown Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Halfway Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Carlton Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Greenland Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.2 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.2 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.9 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 15.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 16.1 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 18.0 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 14.8 mi
  • Chalice: 15.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 15.2 mi
  • Wi: 15.2 mi
  • Moai Statue: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.0 mi
  • North Beach: 21.6 mi
  • South Beach: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Little Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainESE 104°1,452 m1.8 mi
Cold MountainNE 41°1,414 m2.5 mi
Bear MountainWNW 296°1,406 m4.2 mi
Glassyrock MountainWNW 293°1,404 m5.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainSW 228°1,401 m3.8 mi
Hogback MountainN 0°1,386 m0.0 mi
Laurel KnobWNW 295°1,380 m2.5 mi
Blackrock MountainNNW 343°1,370 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021198 — Little Hogback Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808000

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