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Recent Examples of hogback
In 1876, Arthur Lakes, a professor at Jarvis Hall college, discovered several dinosaur fossils on the west side of a hogback west of Denver, including the first fossils to be called stegosaurus.
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Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Views to the east take in Red Rocks Park, the Dakota Ridge hogback, Green Mountain and downtown Denver in the distance.
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John Meyer,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
Two birds seemed to be gobbling there — one between the hogback and the creek valley and the other higher.
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Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
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Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
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Mindy Sink,
The Know,
6 Dec. 2019
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Views to the east take in Red Rocks Park, the Dakota Ridge hogback, Green Mountain and downtown Denver in the distance.
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John Meyer,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
Two birds seemed to be gobbling there — one between the hogback and the creek valley and the other higher.
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Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
These geomorphic formations of rugged slopes are known locally as ‘hogbacks’ and present a particularly harsh environment in which to try and perfect agricultural techniques.
—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 June 2024
The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Mar. 2024
Red sandstone hogbacks, Horsetooth Reservoir coves and bridges are some of the highlights while snowshoeing here, while elevation stays at a pretty constant 5,500 feet or so above sea level.
—
Mindy Sink,
The Know,
6 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogback
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The unique red rock buttes often show up in movies, calendars and magazines.
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Towering buttes shoot out of waving prairie grasses.
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An operation began using a California Highway Patrol helicopter and the Fire Department's cliff rescue and heavy rescue units, the post said.
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For outdoor enthusiasts, the system now features excursions like the trek up the Eiðiskollur cliffs towering above the northern village of Eiði.
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The tents are perched on top of escarpment with views of the TK below.
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Which means the 4,092-square-kilometer area between the high, forested escarpment and the wide stretches of the Zambezi River is still pretty untouched.
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And then for all his show zero, bluff stuff, and being able to adjust to the spot drops.
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The Pacific Coast Highway is one of America’s most scenic drives, with stunning bluffs and designated vista points featuring sparkling ocean views.
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The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard.
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That is a clear fingerprint of an earthquake, one that, according to the rounding and wear and sloping of the scarp, occurred about 2.6 million years ago.
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But for Johnny, the scar is a source of pride.
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Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.
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But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face.
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This 277-mile labyrinth of red crag in northern Arizona is like an ancient time capsule, with rocks on the canyon floor dating back some 2 billion years—well before the dinosaurs.
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The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.
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Today, visitors can walk inside the palisade walls, watch a film in the King’s Storehouse, hear cannon and musket firings, and explore barracks, houses, a church and other structures that interpret a year‑round community of roughly 200–300 people and a much larger seasonal population.
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“Hogback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogback. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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