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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
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
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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Whenever someone reaches the top of the 25-meter (82-feet) cliff — often for the first time — spectators, instructors and climbers break into applause.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape.
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The tents are perched on top of escarpment with views of the TK below.
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Teams should be much more aggressive in calling bluffs from agents in situations like this.
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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 team used high-resolution topographic data from satellites, aircraft and drones to detect fault scarps, narrow ridges formed when the ground shifts during an earthquake, that were previously hidden under dense forest and glacial deposits.
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
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Although Chicago had its issues with redlining and massive disinvestment that left generational scars on some primarily Black neighborhoods, the small town ethos held little sway over me.
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Adding these impacts to the early Earth’s heat budget, though, proved rather challenging because Earth has a peculiar way of healing its scars.
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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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Recommendations The Storr, a hill known for its peculiar crags, is one of Scotland’s most popular destinations.
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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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In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.
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“Hogback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogback. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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