Backbone Ridge

Backbone Ridge: 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 Backbone Ridge

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 Backbone Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.51617, -79.54424. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Ridge

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~4 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~4 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~16 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~16 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~39 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~44 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backbone Ridge

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~4 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~40 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~56 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~64 km · Must-see

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