Hogback Mountain (Loudoun County, Virginia) Explained

Hogback Mountain
Elevation Ft:670
Range:Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Prominence Ft:130
Parent Peak:Catoctin Mountain
Location:Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S.
Map:Virginia
Map Size:300
Coordinates:39.1°N -77.6°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]

Hogback Mountain is part of Catoctin Mountain, located southwest of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia. The mountain ridge rises immediately to the west of U.S. Route 15, just south of Sycolin Creek and extends 2.5miles south to the banks of Goose Creek. It is so named for its appearance when approaching it from the north of resembling a pig on its back. The ridge is mislabeled on older USGS topographic maps as being located to the north, between Sycolin Creek and Leesburg.

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  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:877652202163002::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1495700%2CHogback%20Mountain GNIS