Devil's Backbone Overlook

Devil's Backbone Overlook: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Devil's Backbone Overlook

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Devil's Backbone Overlook — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.03616, -80.10927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devil's Backbone Overlook

• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~31 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Devil's Backbone Overlook

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• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~39 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
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