(lat. 63.06989°N / long. 151.073°W)
Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America. Located in Denali State Park, McKinley is often referred to as Denali. The snowy mass is flanked by five giant glaciers and countless icefalls. Its steep southern slope rises 17,000 feet. Characterized by extremely cold weather, there is also a severe risk of altitude illness for climbers, due to its high elevation and high latitude. At the equator, a mountain as high as Mount McKinley would have 47% as much oxygen available on its summit as there is at sea level, but because of its latitude, the pressure on the summit of McKinley is even lower. It has two significant summits: the higher South Summit and the North Summit at 19,470 feet.
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(lat. 30.5918°N/ long. 86.1655°W)
The highest point in Florida, Britton Hill, is the lowest high point in the United States. Located in Lakewood Park near the Alabama border, it is just 345 feet above sea level. Only rarely is it snow-capped and is the only state highest point comprised of sand.
(lat. 33.2908°N/ long. 85.4833°W)
The Creek Indians named this mountain Cheaha meaning "high place" -- an appropriate name, as Cheaha Mountain is the highest point in Alabama, at 2,407 feet above sea level. Part of the Talledega Mountain, the highest point is marked with a USGS marker in front of Bunker Tower, a stone Civilian Conservation Corps building with an observation deck on top.The mountain was opened to the public as a state park on June 7, 1939. Official site...
(lat.34.4716°N/ long. 88.1430°W)
Woodall Mountain is the state's highest point of elevation, and rests at the base of the Appalachian Mountains. The path to the summit is a steep, unpaved, and rocky inclined road approximately a mile in length. Woodall Mountain was the scene of the Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 during the American Civil War. Union General William Rosecrans occupied the mountain and used it to launch artillery barrages on the town of Iuka in the victory.
(lat. 32.2528°N/ long.92.5350°W)
Driskill Mountain, also referred to as Mount Driskill, is located 7 miles southeast of Arcadia. A landform created by the erosion of unlithified Paleogene sediment, its summit consists of nonmarine quartz sands of the Cockfield Formation. These sands overlie shallow marine and coastal clays, silts, and sands of the Cook Mountain Formation, which form the bulk of Driskill Mountain.
(lat. 35.1002°N/ long. 93.3841°W)
At 2,753 feet, Mount Magazine is Arkansas's highest mountain, and the highest point on the mountain is called Signal Hill. Settlers came to the mountain in the 1800s and farmed. Mount Magazine is the site of the annual "Mount Magazine International Butterfly Festival" since 94 of the 126 Arkansas butterfly species inhabit the mountain. The mountain is also home to black bear, whitetail deer, bobcat, and coyote as well as other species.
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(lat. 37.3413°N / long. 90.4340°W)
Almost 1.5 billion years ago, volcanic eruptions of hot ash settled and cooled to form rhyolite. Erosion has left only the roots of these mountains behind, now dotted by oak-hickory forest and rocky glades. Taum Sauk Mountain stands above others as the highest point in Missouri, rising to 1,772 feet located in the St. Francois Mountains. Missouri has created a 7,448-acre state park on the mountain which has a rustic campground, a paved trail to the highpoint, and a lookout tower. Official site...
(lat. 34.5220°N/ long.83.4836°W)
The highest point in the state of Georgia is Brasstown Bald, located about 45 minutes from the town of Helen. Brasstown Bald rises 4,784 feet above sea level. On clear days, four states can be seen from the summit of the Bald - Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. The public can drive to the top via Georgia Spur 180. One stage of the Tour de Georgia cycling race ends here each year.
(lat. 35.4553°N/ long. 82.1555°W)
The summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi, lies in the Black Mountains. It is named in honor of Dr. Elisha Mitchell, professor at the University of North Carolina, who perished at the foot of a waterfall on the slope while verifying his measurement of the peak. On the summit is Mount Mitchell State Park, comprised of 1,224 acres. The ascent of Mount Mitchell is fairly easy via the road that runs nearby. Official site...
(lat. 35.0353°N/ long.82.4639°W)
The summit, owned by the Duke Energy Company, is open to the public without restriction and is accessible by walking 100 yards up a paved trail. It straddles the North Carolina border.
(lat. 35.3346°N/ long. 83.2955°W)
Rising 6,643 feet above the Great Smoky Mountains, Clingman's Dome is the highest point along the Appalachian Trail. The viewing distance on an average day is 22 miles from the 54-foot observation tower. Legend has it that on a clear day views can seen as far as 100 miles. The Environmental Protection Agency operates an air quality monitoring station on the summit. Official site...
(lat. 36.3935°N/ long. 81.3241°W)
Some of the most rugged terrain and spectacular scenery in Virginia can be found on Mount Rogers. Because of its hard, resistant rhyolite bedrock, is the highest point of elevation in the state is 5729 feet above sea level. The region differs climatically from the surrounding area. The summit is most easily accessed from Grayson Highlands State Park using a well marked trail system. It is covered by trees and marked with a National Geodetic Survey triangulation station disk.
(lat. 36.5451°N/ long.82.5338°W)
Black Mountain is about 500 feet taller than any other mountain in Kentucky and is one of the tallest mountains in Appalachia outside the Blue Ridge Mountains region. The summit is reached by a narrow road that leads past an FAA radar dome and is marked with an abandoned metal lookout tower, National Geodetic Survey benchmark and multiple radio towers. Official site...
