The Hogback
The Hogback rises to 2,142 m in Wyoming. Medicine Butte stands 2,621 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is School Section Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 17 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,142 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 21.7 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 29.1 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- School Section Spring: 1.2 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 1.5 mi
- Grove Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 6.7 mi
- Gil Smith Spring: 8.6 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 2.9 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.1 mi
- Hanks Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bell Butte: 6.3 mi
- Argyle: 16.0 mi
- Sage: 21.0 mi
- Wahsatch: 23.3 mi
- Bear River City: 23.5 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 16.3 mi
- Hamblin Park: 16.4 mi
- Anderson Park: 16.8 mi
- Ottley Park: 18.1 mi
- Windy Point: 15.9 mi
- Crockers Point: 18.2 mi
- Skull Point: 20.6 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 12.3 mi
- Bear River City: 24.7 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 16.7 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 16.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | S 172° | 2,621 m | 11.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,510 m | 15.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 300° | 2,503 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bridger Hill | N 359° | 2,501 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,496 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 7° | 2,488 m | 4.1 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | SSE 160° | 2,467 m | 24.3 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | NE 52° | 2,457 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595429 — The Hogback, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504741
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 26 mi
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