Cora, Wyoming
Gannett Peak
The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.
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Cora, Wyoming
The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.
Ogema, Wisconsin
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Kenton, Oklahoma
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
Bowman, North Dakota
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Keene Valley, New York
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Dyer, Nevada
The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.
Weskan, Kansas
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Scales Mound, Illinois
This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
Sibley, Iowa
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Mackay, Idaho
This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Whitney Portal, California
The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.