Backbone Mountain

Backbone Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Backbone Mountain

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Backbone Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.64769, -98.40503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Mountain

• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~2 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~8 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~12 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~13 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~15 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~18 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~20 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Croghan Historical Site · fort · Burnet · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backbone Mountain

• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~15 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~88 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~108 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~138 km · Must-see

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