# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/21 "2014-06-06T21:02:31Z")
No - it’s Mt. Sassafras, but I honestly haven’t even spent much time in the Upstate. I don’t even know how easy or difficult it is to get to. I’d say “maybe that’s something we should do this summer!” but I suppose we’ll have to wait until after the baby’s born. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/22 "2014-06-06T21:04:17Z")
I’ve been on the highest summit in Connecticut which is Bear Mountain at 2,316 feet. However the highest point in CT is on the CT-Massachusetts border near the northwest corner of the state. I forget what it’s called, ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/23 "2014-06-06T21:07:57Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > Ontario’s is pretty inaccessible. > > [Ishpatina Ridge - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishpatina_Ridge) Second no for Ontario. Out of curiosity I checked the lowest point which is Hudson’s bay and again I’m a no. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/24 "2014-06-06T22:03:53Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > I’ve been on the highest summit in Connecticut which is Bear Mountain at 2,316 feet. However the highest point in CT is on the CT-Massachusetts border near the northwest corner of the state. I forget what it’s called, South slope of Mt. Frissell. One of my favorite hikes; I’ve mentioned it here before. You start in MA, cross into CT, climb Round Mountain, cross back into MA, get to the top of Frissell, descend back into CT at the state’s high point, continue west to the NY-CT-MA tripoint, and you can cap it by climbing Brace Mountain, the highest point in Dutchess County NY. I have been to Frissell, perhaps obviously, and also to the summit of Bear Mt. (on snowshoes) (yes, it was winter). Also the high points of five other states. But not my own (yet). ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/25 "2014-06-06T22:07:46Z")
I was at the top of the memorial on Mt. Greylock for about 20 seconds before I found out that I’m claustrophobic and had to run back down the stairs while having a panic attack. It was impressive though. I very much preferred looking at the view from the base of the tower though. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/26 "2014-06-06T22:18:32Z")
Yup, hiked up to the top of Mount Whitney with friends years ago. Got altitude sick which is extremely unpleasant. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/27 "2014-06-06T22:22:11Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 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. Made the trek part way up and then had to go back because my friend’s daughter was having a car issue and needed rescuing. I never did make it to the top. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/28 "2014-06-06T23:03:08Z")
Nope, neither here (Mt. Hood), nor in Alaska, where I was born (Mt. McKinley). ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/29 "2014-06-06T23:56:54Z")
I’ve done the walk several times to the top of Mt Kosciuszko (2,228m). It’s the highest point in NSW, and in Australia too, if you exclude the external, offshore territories. It’s not an especially difficult walk. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/30 "2014-06-06T23:56:58Z")
When I was a kid we hiked up the highest peak in Missouri, near Johnson Shut-ins, and whose name I totally can’t recall. ::looks it up:: Taum Sauk?! I…don’t think I’ve ever heard that before. Maybe it was called something else in the early 80’s? Anyway, we’re talking like 500 feet. Here in Oregon that would be a much taller order. Does Timberline Lodge count? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/31 "2014-06-07T00:22:05Z")
Mt. Magazine, Arkansas. Drove there to take my new truck on its first road trip. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/32 "2014-06-07T01:05:42Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Here in Oregon that would be a much taller order. Does Timberline Lodge count? 🙂 At 5960’ it’s higher than the highest point in 32 states. > **[List of U.S. states and territories by elevation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_elevation)** > > This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. > The elevation of a geographic area may be stated in several ways. These include: > All topographic elevations are adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). All geographic coordinates are adjusted to the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). The mean elevation for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are accurate to the nearest 1... ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/33 "2014-06-07T01:53:40Z")
Not the highest natural point, nor the highest man-made point (Charles Mound and Willis Tower). ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/34 "2014-06-07T03:08:12Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I have been on Mt. Whitney but not atop it. It is the highest peak in the Lower 48. I haven’t even been that close…but I think I’ve seen it through the window of an airplane… ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/35 "2014-06-07T03:12:23Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Not the highest natural point, nor the highest man-made point (Charles Mound and Willis Tower). I have been to the highest point natural point( MT. Katahdin) but I don’t think the owners of the highest of the highest man-made point would appreciate me going up there( It’s a TV tower) ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/36 "2014-06-07T03:25:38Z")
I can’t be the only one here who’s driven to the top of Mt. Washington (New Hampshire). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Holdsworth_Effect)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/37 "2014-06-07T03:55:04Z")
Summited Marcy in the Adirondacks numerous times as a child. Likely carried the first time, in the 50’s, and once in winter on skis with skins(1971 or 2). Jerimoth Hill in RI in the 70s (whaddyamean, no trespassing?)- but had likely been to Breezy Hill, prior. Sunrise, too, on Mt Rainier, 1982. Looked at Mt Whitney;) from Death Valley, but have never lived in California. I go to the highest point on my property, elevation 453 ft, regularly. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/38 "2014-06-07T07:19:30Z")
Well…I drove past Mt Whitney a few years back on US 395. Also, I took a California History class and our prof claimed to have climbed Whitney, so that’s got to count for something. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/39 "2014-06-07T07:27:48Z")
I’m only a few miles from [Hoosier Hill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_Hill), the highest point in Indiana (not that it’s all that impressive). I’ve also climbed all over the Indiana Dunes hills around Lake Michigan, mostly in my youth, which probably come close. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214/40 "2014-06-07T09:55:01Z")
Yes, Mt. Cheaha in Alabama. 2,413 ft. > **[Cheaha Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheaha_Mountain)** > > Cheaha Mountain /ˈtʃiːhɔː/, often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located a few miles northwest of the town of Delta in Cheaha State Park, which offers a lodge, a restaurant, and other amenities. > The highest point is marked with a USGS benchmark in front of Bunker Tower, a stone Civilian Conservation Corps building with an observation deck on top. The CCC also constructed a road to Cheaha, but the road has been closed for years. The old roa... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-the-highest-point-in-your-state/690214.md?page=3)