Geographic Markers

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.