BACKBONE MOUNTAIN


Meaning of BACKBONE MOUNTAIN in English

highest point (3,360 feet [1,024 metres]) in Maryland, U.S., on a ridge of the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains, located in Garrett county 12 miles (19 km) south of Oakland. The ridge is 35 miles (56 km) long and extends southwestward into Preston and Tucker counties of West Virginia.

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