Backbone Mountain

E19308
geographical feature mountain ridge

Backbone Mountain is a long, rugged ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the central Appalachian range, known for forming part of the Maryland–West Virginia border and offering forested highland scenery and hiking opportunities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Backbone Mountain canonical 6
Backbone Mountain slope 1
Backbone Mountain summit 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
climate humid continental ⓘ
containsFeature Hoye Crest summit marker ⓘ
forest roads ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation 1024 m ⓘ
3360 ft ⓘ
formsBorderBetween Maryland ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
geologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
hasAccess by forest roads from West Virginia side ⓘ
by hiking trail from Maryland side ⓘ
hasHighestPointNamed Hoye Crest ⓘ
hasLandCover conifer forest ⓘ
mixed hardwood forest ⓘ
hasProminence about 800 ft ⓘ
hasScenery highland scenery ⓘ
hasTerrain rugged ⓘ
hasTrailToHighPoint Hoye Crest trail ⓘ
hasVegetation forested ⓘ
hasViewOf Canaan Valley ⓘ
Youghiogheny River ⓘ
surface form: Youghiogheny River valley
highestPointOf Maryland ⓘ
isPartOfStateBoundary Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) ⓘ
surface form: Maryland–West Virginia border
isTypeOf mountain ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

West Virginia ⓘ
mountainRange Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
nearCommunity Davis, West Virginia ⓘ
Oakland, Maryland ⓘ
Thomas, West Virginia ⓘ
offersActivity hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
orientation northeast–southwest ⓘ
parentRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
partOf Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
region central Appalachians ⓘ
runsThroughCounty Garrett County, Maryland ⓘ
Preston County, West Virginia ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
stateBorderBetween West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Maryland and West Virginia
usedFor hiking trails ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maryland → highestPoint → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Allegheny Mountains → contains → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Western Maryland → highestPoint → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Hoye Crest trail → locatedOn → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Hoye Crest trail → featureOfInterest → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Backbone Mountain summit
Hoye Crest trail → connectsFeature → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Backbone Mountain slope
Hoye Crest → locatedOn → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Hoye Crest → topographicMap → Backbone Mountain ⓘ
this entity surface form: USGS Backbone Mountain
Garrett County, Maryland → highestPoint → Backbone Mountain ⓘ