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Backbone Mountain is a ridge of the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range. It is situated in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland and forms a portion of the Eastern Continental Divide. Within the state of Maryland, Backbone Mountain reaches an elevation of 3,360 feet or 1,024 metres, making it Maryland's highest ...
Backbone Mountain is the highest mountain in the state of Maryland. Most people who climb it are state highpointers. That notwithstanding, it is a nice easy hike with a fairly decent view at the top.
Maryland’s Backbone Mountain falls into the “small mountain” category, offering up a nice, short hike and rewarding hikers with expansive views of Maryland to the east and West Virginia to the west.
Backbone Mountain is a 39-mile long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains located in the far western corner of Maryland. Therefore it would be impractical to simply call the state’s high point by the name Backbone Mountain.
Highest Point in Maryland ~ Backbone Mountain 3,360 Feet. In this video, we hike about 1.5 miles up to Hoye's Crest on Backbone Mountain, the highest elevation in the state. See us online...
Hoye-Crest is a summit along Backbone Mountain just inside of Garrett County, Maryland. It is the highest natural point in Maryland at an elevation of 3,360 feet (1,020 m). [3] The location, named for Captain Charles E. Hoye (1876–1951), founder of the Garrett County Historical Society, offers a view of the North Branch Potomac River valley ...
Have you been to Maryland's highest point? It's called Backbone Mountain and the trek along the way is rustic, and the view from the top is worth it.
Rising 3,360 feet above sea level sits Hoye Crest on Backbone Mountain; the Maryland Highpoint. The trail is rated as moderate-difficult and is 1 mile, one way. If you are just getting started on your high-point bucket list, this is a pretty easy one to accomplish, for an even easier one, check out West Virginia Highpoint.
The Maryland High Point Trail begins climbing steeply, directly along the broad western-aspect of Backbone Mountain. Serving time as an old logging road, the wide, rugged footpath begins ascending steeply, soon emerging to follow along a high fence.
Backbone Mountain is a long ridge that runs diagonally southwest-to-northeast in the extreme southwest corner of Maryland, extending into West Virginia. Please do not make rock stacks while visiting, we encourage you to keep the natural integrity of all trails intact by not altering the landscape.