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.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,652 feet
- 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”, “Great Backbone Mountain”, and “Great Savage Mountains”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Olson Lookout Tower and Tucker County High School.
Olson Lookout Tower
Tower
Tucker County High School
School
Tucker County High School is a secondary school… Tucker County High School is situated 2½ miles northeast of Backbone Mountain.
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. Hambleton is situated 3 miles southwest of Backbone Mountain.
Bretz
Hamlet
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bretz is situated 3½ miles west of Backbone Mountain.
Backbone Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tucker, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.10677° or 39° 6′ 24″ north
Longitude
-79.60339° or 79° 36′ 12″ west
Elevation
3,652 feet (1,113 metres)
Open location code
87F2494W+PJ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Backbone Mountain” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Backbone Mountain”
- Cebuano: “Backbone Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل باكبون”
- French: “Backbone Mountain”
- German: “Backbone Mountain”
- Ladin: “Backbone Mountain”
- Latin: “Mons Spina”
- Russian: “Бэкбон”
- “Backbone Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rosendorf and Hendricks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fansler Cemetery and Collett Cemetery.
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