Devils Backbone
Devils Backbone rises to 288 m in Ohio. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Auburn, a peak 0.4 miles away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Ohio, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 288 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 16.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 23.0 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 6 mi
- Bird Watching Shelter · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tyler's-Ville Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Hueston Woods State Park: 5.5 mi
- Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Fort St. Clair Park: 7.8 mi
- Preble County Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
- Quest: 8.8 mi
- The Great Seal: 9.0 mi
- Miami Aurora: 9.2 mi
- Three Storms: 9.3 mi
- Folded Circle Two Squares: 9.3 mi
- Pioneer Farm Museum: 6.7 mi
- Hefner Museum: 8.9 mi
- Limper Museum: 9.0 mi
- McGuffey House and Museum: 9.1 mi
- Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mount Auburn: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Mound: 11.5 mi
- Heitsmanns Hill: 15.5 mi
- Garr Hill: 18.8 mi
- The Mounds: 19.7 mi
- WRA Cabins: 7.0 mi
- Reinhart Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Kramer Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Bachelor Preserve North Loop: 7.5 mi
- Bachelor Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Verlin L. Pulley: 8.9 mi
- The Seal: 9.0 mi
- Freedom Summer Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Germantown Clock: 15.8 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 6.0 mi
- Train Station: 15.6 mi
- Train Station: 15.6 mi
- Train Caboose: 15.6 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 15.9 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 8.2 mi
- BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 9.1 mi
- The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 9.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 18.8 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.7 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 14.7 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 14.8 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 14.8 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 22.2 mi
- Crawfordsville: 11.3 mi
- Hagerstown: 19.7 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 19.5 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Backbone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | S 171° | 319 m | 24.6 mi |
| Elkhorn Hill | SSW 212° | 308 m | 22.2 mi |
| Boundary Hill | WSW 237° | 305 m | 23.4 mi |
| English Hill | SW 216° | 304 m | 22.7 mi |
| The Mounds | WSW 240° | 301 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gobblers Knob Hill | SW 217° | 301 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | SW 216° | 299 m | 21.2 mi |
| Battle Point | WSW 237° | 298 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eaton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357419126
Day trips start here
- Oxford · 9 mi
- Butler County · 14 mi
- Hamilton · 17 mi
- Middletown · 18 mi
- Richmond · 18 mi
- Franklin · 20 mi
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