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: 33.20734, -85.98858. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Mountain

• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~33 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~50 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backbone Mountain

• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~90 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~103 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~103 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~114 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~121 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~147 km · Must-see
• Triplett Mountain · viewpoint · Clay · ~3 km

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