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Backbone Mountain

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Elevation
349 m
Tallest summit within 22.2 miles
Cheaha Mountain733 m · 21.8 mi
Nearest byway
Talladega Scenic Drive15.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:57local time
Coordinates
33.2073, -85.9886

Backbone Mountain rises to 349 m in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain stands 733 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Triplett Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 15 miles off.

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mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31473194, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

The record
Elevation
349 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Backbone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheaha MountainNNE 28°733 m21.8 mi
Odum PointNNE 32°714 m17.1 mi
Hernandez PeakNNE 30°703 m20.1 mi
Parker High PointNNE 33°667 m17.2 mi
Big Caney HeadNNE 32°648 m16.8 mi
McDill PointNNE 29°648 m19.6 mi
Horn MountainNW 322°588 m8.0 mi
Little Caney HeadNNE 33°572 m17.7 mi
On the road

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3619:2019:57
September equinox06:3318:1018:42
December solstice06:4416:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

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