Backbone Mountain
Backbone Mountain is a ridge of the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range. It is situated in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland and forms a portion of the Eastern Continental Divide.
- Mountain rising to 3,652 feet (1,113 metres)
- Description: ridge of the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range, in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland
- Also known as“Allagany Mountain”“Back Bone”“Continental Divide”“Great Back Bone”“Great Backbone Mountain”“Great Savage Mountains”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Olson Lookout Tower and Tucker County High School.
Olson Lookout Tower
Olson Observation Tower is one of the few remaining fire towers in Monongahela National Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mackeyville and Hambleton.
Mackeyville
Hamlet
Mackeyville is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.
Hambleton
Village
Hambleton is a town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.
3 miles southwest of Backbone Mountain
Bretz
Hamlet
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
3½ miles west of Backbone Mountain
Backbone Mountain
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Latitude
39.10677° or 39° 6′ 24″ north
Longitude
-79.60339° or 79° 36′ 12″ west
Open location code
87F2494W+PJ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Backbone Mountain” goes by many names.
Backbone MountainCatalan
Backbone MountainCebuano
جبل باكبونEgyptian Arabic
Backbone MountainLadin
Mons SpinaLatin
БэкбонRussian
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Cemeteries
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