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Hogback Mountain (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°45′43″N 78°16′27″W / 38.761991°N 78.274194°W / 38.761991; -78.274194
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Hogback Mountain
View of the summit from the Hogback Overlook on Skyline Drive
Highest point
Elevation3,474 ft (1,059 m)
Prominence1,154 ft (352 m)
Parent peakThe Pinnacle
Coordinates38°45′43″N 78°16′27″W / 38.761991°N 78.274194°W / 38.761991; -78.274194[1]
Geography
Hogback Mountain is located in Virginia
Hogback Mountain
Hogback Mountain
Location of Hogback Mountain in Virginia
LocationShenandoah National Park, Warren and Rappahannock counties, Virginia, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

Hogback Mountain is the highest peak in the northern portion of Shenandoah National Park as well as the highest point in Warren County in northern Virginia, United States. A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is located along the border of Warren and Rappahannock counties. It is easily accessible via Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail.[2]

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