Shinbone Ridge is a ridge in the

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s of

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. Shinbone Ridge was named after the shinbone in the

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. This is a continuation of horse-themed natural feature names in the area; cf. Horseleg Mountain.

References

Landforms of Cherokee County, Alabama Landforms of Etowah County, Alabama Landforms of DeKalb County, Alabama Landforms of Chattooga County, Georgia Ridges of Alabama Ridges of Georgia (U.S. state) {{ChattoogaCountyGA-geo-stub