Hogback Mountain is part of

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, located southwest of Leesburg in

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. The mountain

ridge A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...

rises immediately to the west of

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, just south of Sycolin Creek and extends 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

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topographic maps as being located to the north, between Sycolin Creek and Leesburg.

References

* Scheel, Eugene. ''Loudoun Discovered:Communities, Corners and Crossroads.'' Vol. 2. 2002, p. 100. Ridges of Virginia Landforms of Loudoun County, Virginia {{LoudounCountyVA-geo-stub