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Britton Hill
Lakewood, Walton County
GEOLOGICAL ANOMALY
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WHAT IT IS
The highest point in Florida, at 345 feet. It is lower than the highest point of every other state, and there is a picnic table.
Every state has a high point and highpointers collect them. Florida's is a low rise in a Walton County park near the Alabama line, marked by a granite plaque, a picnic table, and a sign that does not oversell it. It is the lowest state summit in the country by more than 100 feet, which makes it the only one a person can drive to and then miss. Alabama's own high point, 80 miles away, is nearly seven times taller.
HOW IT SCORES
Rarity7/10
Is there anywhere else like it?
Backstory6/10
How did this come to be?
Disrepair4/10
What is holding it together?
Commitment8/10
How far do they take the bit?
NEARBY
BEFORE YOU DRIVE
- ENTRY FEE
- Free
- HOURS
- Daylight
- BEST TIME
- Any time. It takes four minutes.
- HOW LONG
- 15 minutes
- PARKING
- Small free lot
- PAYMENT
- n/a
- ACCESS
- Flat, paved to the marker
COORDINATES
30.9847° N, 86.2811° W
Lakewood Park on CR-285, just south of the Alabama state line.
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