Devils Backbone

Devils Backbone: 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 Devils Backbone

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 Devils Backbone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.13577, -123.42960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Backbone

• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~26 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~48 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~49 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ukonom Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~68 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Museum · museum · Humboldt · ~69 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~69 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Lagoons State Park · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Freshwater Lagoon · lake · Humboldt · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Backbone

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Devils Backbone

• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~7 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~68 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~69 km · Must-see
• Scott Valley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~84 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~92 km · Must-see

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