Backbone Point
Backbone Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 168 m. Wicker Mountain stands 223 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill Pond Fortifications, a historic site 2.9 miles away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 168 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Hill Pond Fortifications: 2.9 mi
- US HQ McDowell: 22.3 mi
- US 2nd Tennessee Volunteers: 22.3 mi
- US 70th Ohio Infantry: 22.3 mi
- US 53rd Ohio Infantry: 22.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 7.2 mi
- The Mound: 8.3 mi
- Crum Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Williams Graveyard Hill: 9.6 mi
- Neil Hill: 10.3 mi
- Middleton City Park: 10.9 mi
- Walnut Municipal Park: 11.4 mi
- Trail Head Park: 11.7 mi
- The Franklin Courtyard: 11.8 mi
- Johns Street Park: 12.6 mi
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 11.2 mi
- Northeast Mississippi Museum: 11.5 mi
- Corinth Coca-Cola Museum: 11.6 mi
- Verandah Curlee House: 11.7 mi
- Crossroads Museum: 11.7 mi
- Caboose: 11.7 mi
- Shiloh National Military Park: 23.4 mi
- Cherokee Landing Beach: 17.5 mi
- Cherokee Landing Beach: 17.5 mi
- Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue: 11.0 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Backbone Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicker Mountain | SW 222° | 223 m | 19.6 mi |
| Crum Mountain | S 187° | 221 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | SW 226° | 214 m | 20.7 mi |
| Crow Mountain | S 182° | 212 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Peter | NNE 27° | 209 m | 22.5 mi |
| Scotch Hill | E 97° | 207 m | 21.9 mi |
| Silver Springs Hill | SSW 192° | 204 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 190° | 194 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corinth 7 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356786004
Day trips start here
- Booneville · 25 mi
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