Backbone Hill

Backbone Hill: 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 Hill

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 Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.14342, -82.94767. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Hill

• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~11 km · Must-see
• Yatesville Lake · lake · Lawrence · ~25 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park · attraction · Greenup · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Camden Amusement Park · park · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum · museum · Cabell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Museum of Radio & Technology · museum · Cabell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Holy Cross Monastery · church · Wayne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Huntington Museum of Art · museum · Cabell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~66 km · Must-see
• East Lynn Lake · lake · Wayne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ritter Park · sanctuary · Cabell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Touma Museum of Medicine · museum · Cabell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Beech Fork Lake · lake · Wayne · ~67 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backbone Hill

• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~89 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~99 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~106 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~112 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Bishop Knob · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~15 km
• Cherokee Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~15 km

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