# Have you been to the highest point in your state? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214 "2014-06-06T18:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/1 "2014-06-06T18:06:21Z")
Obviously, some states will be more challenging than others—I’m looking at you, Florida— but I was fortunate to have the ability and opportunity to reach the [highest point in Washington State](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier) on several occasions back in the eighties when I was with the local mountaineering club. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/2 "2014-06-06T18:13:24Z")
No, but I’ve gotten pretty drunk a few times. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/3 "2014-06-06T18:18:20Z")
I can’t say I’ve been precisely at the highest point in Florida, which is [Britton Hill](http://www.summitpost.org/britton-hill/152497), at a whopping 345 feet above sea level, but I’ve been in the general area. Got light-headed because the oxygen is so much lighter up there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/4 "2014-06-06T18:21:40Z")
**Texas** : [Guadalupe Peak](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_Peak) a couple of times, geology field trip, guy’s vacation. Oklahoma: Black Mesa, geo field trip. Colorado: 2nd highest, Mt. Massive, Outward Bound. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/5 "2014-06-06T18:22:11Z")
Nope, it’s pretty out of the way…but just for a laugh, take a look at [Mount Sunflower!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sunflower#) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/6 "2014-06-06T18:26:03Z")
I’ve been in the general area, but I’ve never been to [Eagle Mountain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mountain_(Minnesota)) in Minnesota. It is beautiful up there - been to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area a few times. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/7 "2014-06-06T18:31:27Z")
Used to go up Clingman’s Dome in East TN, usually after a night of getting wasted, to catch the sunrise. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/8 "2014-06-06T18:46:08Z")
Ontario’s is pretty inaccessible. > **[Ishpatina Ridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishpatina_Ridge)** > > Ishpatina Ridge is the highest point of land in the Canadian province of Ontario, at an estimated 693 m (2,274 ft) above sea level. Ishpatina Ridge rises approximately 300 m (984 ft) above the immediate area. It was only truly recognized as Ontario's highest point after topographical mapping by the Government of Canada revealed this fact in the 1970s. Before then, the more popular Maple Mountain was thought to be higher. > The ridge lies in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park. Due to its remot... > [@](#): > > The ridge lies in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park. Because of its remote location, Ishpatina Ridge is not very accessible; the closest major highway, Highway 560, is more than 30 km away, and roads and trails in the remote area are difficult to travel in poor weather. The most popular approach routes to Ishpatina are by canoe and/or float plane, although some individuals have walked to the ridge from the nearest road. The nearest community to the ridge is Gowganda. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/9 "2014-06-06T18:46:54Z")
I have been on Mt. Whitney but not atop it. It is the highest peak in the Lower 48. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/10 "2014-06-06T19:00:43Z")
Yes, Greylock in the Berkshires. I’ve also been to the the highpoints in NY, ME, VT, and NY. I have friends who have done or are pursuing the 50 state highpoints but it was never a big draw for me. Some even go so far as hitting the highpoints of each county in a state. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/11 "2014-06-06T19:09:14Z")
Another Washingtonian here. Haven’t been to the top of Mount Rainier but have made it as high as Sunrise. ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/12 "2014-06-06T19:31:12Z")
I’ve been to the high point in New Jersey, located in (appropriately enough) High Point State Park. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/13 "2014-06-06T19:40:54Z")
> [@NeonMadman](#): > > I’ve been to the high point in New Jersey, located in (appropriately enough) High Point State Park. Was just going to post this. Missed it by that much. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/14 "2014-06-06T19:57:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I have been on Mt. Whitney but not atop it. It is the highest peak in the Lower 48. Likewise. I’ve hiked partially up it, but pretty sure I didn’t come anywhere close to the peak. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/15 "2014-06-06T20:02:22Z")
Yes, top of [Mt. Bimberi](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimberi_Peak) during an Outward Bound hike. Also #2 and 3 which are neighboring peaks. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/16 "2014-06-06T20:07:29Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Obviously, some states will be more challenging than others—I’m looking at you, Florida— but I was fortunate to have the ability and opportunity to reach the [highest point in Washington State](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier) on several occasions back in the eighties when I was with the local mountaineering club. Given recent changes in state law, I would expect that the highest place in Washington State is either a club or a college campus. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/17 "2014-06-06T20:23:47Z")
For years the hardest state highpoint to reach was in RI. There was a private landowner who didn’t allow access across his land to the HP (which was on Brown University land). He prevented folks from legally making the short walk to Jerimoth Hill except on one day per year. That’s no longer a major obstacle as the property has changed hands. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/18 "2014-06-06T20:42:13Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Given recent changes in state law, I would expect that the highest place in Washington State is either a club or a college campus. That would be the highest state in your point. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/19 "2014-06-06T20:48:59Z")
Yup. In Georgia that would be [Brasstown Bald](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasstown_Bald) at 4,784 feet above sea level. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/20 "2014-06-06T20:57:11Z")
Made it to the top of Mt. Whitney once. My second attempt was unsuccessful due to inclement weather (on 9/11/2001). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214.md?page=2)