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Backbone Mountain, Maryland
Prominence: 80 ft, 24 m
Elevation: 3360+ feet, 1024+ meters
True Isolation: 1.24 mi, 2 km
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 3360 - 3380 ft
(20-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation
: 3360 ft / 1024 m
(Range 3360 - 3380 ft)
Highest Summit
Hoye Crest
Subpeaks
Backbone Mountain-Southwest Ridge
(3340 ft/1018 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
39° 14' 15'' N, 79° 29' 8'' W
39.237398, -79.485528 (Dec Deg)
630705 E 4344214 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
Maryland (Highest Point)
County/Second Level Region
Garrett (Highest Point)
Links
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Other Web Sites
Backbone Mountain at SummitPost.org
Hoye-Crest at ListsOfJohn.com
Weather for Backbone Mountain at Mountain-Forecast.com
CoHP.org Trip Report for Garrett, MD by Michael Schwartz
CoHP.org Trip Report for Garrett, MD by Hans Haustein
CoHP.org Trip Report for Garrett, MD by Tom Harper
CoHP.org Trip Report for Garrett, MD by Don Desrosiers and Chip Clark
CoHP.org Trip Report for Garrett, MD by Brennan Connelly
Weather and Snow
National Weather Service Forecast
NOAA Snow Depth Map
Lists that contain Backbone Mountain:
Contiguous 48 U.S. State High Points
(Rank #30)
U.S. State High Points
(Rank #32)
United States State/Territory High Points
(Rank #33)
EPIC List - States of the USA
(Rank #47)
Combined USA-Canada-Mexico State/Province High Points
(Rank #69)
CoHP High Five List
(Rank #140)
Northeastern USA CoHPs
(Rank #46)
Mid-Atlantic CoHPs
(Rank #10)
High Points of Counties in 13 Original States
(Rank #85)
Maryland County High Points
(Rank #1)
Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
Fifty State Summits, Guide with Maps to State Highpoints (Zumwalt)
Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State Summits (Holmes)
Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints (Winger)
Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
825
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 747)
Selected Trip Reports from this site:
1969-04-20 by Fred Lobdell
2001-05-25 by Scott Surgent
2007-03-27 by Coby King (GPS Track)
2010-07-27 by David Ohmer
2010-11-17 by William Musser
2011-12-03 by Jenn Grayson
2012-06-25 by Alan Barber
2012-07-01 by Mike Holland (GPS Track)
2013-05-11 by Dave Dunham
2013-07-27 by John Hasch
2013-07-27 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track)
2014-03-30 by Morris Zwick
2014-07-16 by Chuck Engle (GPS Track)
2015-09-07 by David Odenwalder
2016-08-30 by Austin Mueller
2016-09-17 by Chris Gordon
2016-10-07 by Jason Vogler
2018-07-19 by Zackary Michek (GPS Track)
2018-07-25 by Paul McClellan (GPS Track)
2018-08-10 by Eric Davidson
2018-12-26 by Badri Radhakrishnan
2019-05-26 by Lane Jefferson (GPS Track)
2019-06-15 by Paige Madden
2019-09-20 by Mike Evano
2020-05-15 by Paige Madden
2020-09-18 by Andy Hatzos (GPS Track)
2020-09-29 by Don Elwell
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The wooded summit of Backbone Mountain, also known as Hoye Crest, high point of Maryland (2013-07-15). Photo by
Peter Stone
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 80 ft/24 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 120 ft/36 m
Line Parent
:
Backbone Mountain-Preston County High Point
Key Col
: 3280 ft/1000 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 1.24 mi/2 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 39.2233, -79.5
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Backbone Mountain-Preston County High Point
(SW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Appalachian Plateaus
Range4:
Allegheny Mountains
Range5:
Northern Allegheny Mountains
Range6:
Backbone Mountain
Ridges/Divides
Appalachian Divide
Drainage Basins
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean
Monongahela
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map
Davis O39079b4 1:24,000
Route #1
Bushwhack: NW Slope bushwhack
Trailhead: US 219 2670 ft/814 m
Vertical Gain: 690 ft/210 m
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map
Backbone Mountain
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Other Photos
Backbone Mountain, MD aka Hoye Crest (2014-06-29). Photo by
Ronald Land
.
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An easy trek to Hoye Crest. Light rain and low clouds made for a very comfortable hike. (2014-07-16). Photo by
Chuck Engle
.
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Not a bad view (2014-12-31). Photo by
Vanessa Arnold
.
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Fun little hike (2016-05-28). Photo by
Scott Slayton
.
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High Point sign and marker (2018-12-26). Photo by
Badri Radhakrishnan
.
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Our Lady of Pines Church (2018-12-26). Photo by
Badri Radhakrishnan
.
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Start of Trail (2018-12-26). Photo by
Badri Radhakrishnan
.
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View from the Top (2018-12-26). Photo by
Badri Radhakrishnan
.
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Info Plate (2020-03-14). Photo by
Antonio Navas
.
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Backbone Mountain, Maryland Hole Crest (2021-04-20). Photo by
Mark Swiontek
.
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