| Devils Backbone | |
| Photo Alt: | The Devils Backbone rock formation |
| Elevation Ft: | 3829 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Range: | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
| Location: | Blue Grass, Highland County, Virginia, United States |
| Map: | USA Virginia |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 38.5139°N -79.5261°W |
| Topo: | USGS Snowy Mountain, Monterey |
Devils Backbone (also Devil's Backbone) is a ridge and rock outcrop located in Highland County, Virginia, United States. The ridge is located approximately 7.6miles north-northeast of Monterey, Virginia near the village of Blue Grass.[2]
Along the crest of the ridge line is a near vertical outcrop of Tuscarora Sandstone approximately 84feet thick.[3] [4] [5] This formation gives the ridge its name of Devils Backbone, as the outcrop has been described "like the vertebrae of some monstrous prehistoric animal".[6] The formation has also been described as resembling that of "the comb on the head of a domestic fowl".[3]