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Devils Backbone

Devils Backbone, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Backbone rises to 156 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil’s Backbone Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
156 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.54788, -77.70444

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • World War 1: 4.1 mi
  • 12th PA Cavalry: 4.8 mi
  • Mansfield Mortally Wounded Here: 4.9 mi
  • Mansfield Monument: 4.9 mi
  • 1st New Jersey Brigade: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 5.1 mi
  • Lock 40: 5.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 6.3 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 6.3 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 6.3 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 17
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Spout Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dargan Bend: 12.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 5.7 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Four Square Garden: 3.1 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Beach Front: 16.8 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Devils Backbone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNE 45°654 m14.5 mi
Hearthstone MountainNW 309°616 m18.2 mi
Catoctin MountainENE 61°572 m14.5 mi
Salamander RockE 80°562 m11.7 mi
High RockNE 44°559 m14.0 mi
Black RockENE 73°549 m6.0 mi
Annapolis RockE 83°538 m5.7 mi
Lambs KnollSSE 149°536 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4420:0220:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2916:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536472767567554436
Precip in3.22.73.93.94.33.43.73.74.83.42.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown 1 E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241510

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