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The Hogback

The Hogback, seen from above at true elevation

The Hogback rises to 282 m in Michigan. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Barry Townhip Park, a park 1.7 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33150811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47754, -85.39612

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barry Townhip Park: 1.7 mi
  • Crooked Lake Public Access: 2.4 mi
  • Cadwallader Park: 2.5 mi
  • Prairieville Township Park: 3.9 mi
  • Long Lake Public Access: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 45
  • The Pines: 10.6 mi
  • 2nd St.: 10.7 mi
  • 1st St.: 10.8 mi
  • 3rd St.: 10.8 mi
  • Harmonia: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Orangeville Veterans' Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Plainwell Veteran's Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Union Monument: 13.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 15.5 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
Rest areas: 4
  • Galesburg Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Alamo Rest Area 709: 15.8 mi
  • Battle Creek Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Bell's Beer Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Middleville Community Gardens: 16.8 mi
  • God's Garden: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Baird Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Graves Hill: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Willard Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hogback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baird HillNNW 331°294 m9.3 mi
Graves HillNNW 336°280 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0520:4021:23
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0916:2717:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838496170737264534131
Precip in3.01.92.33.63.93.93.84.23.54.02.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gull Lake Biological STN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353980865

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