Each state in the U.S. has a highest point that mountaineers will climb to "bag," or collect for their personal trophy list. The lowest of all 50 is Britton Hill, a tiny slope in the otherwise flat Florida Panhandle.
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Ebright Azimuth (an azimuth is a mapping term) is a relatively flat spot in suburban northern Delaware, just south of the Pennsylvania border. There's no hill to climb; the spot is near a radio tower and is marked by a sign next to the road.
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The Midwest has few mountains but plenty of gentle hills. Iowa's Hawkeye Point, just south of the Minnesota border, sits within a county park on the site of a former farm. It's accessible from Highway 60 just north of Sibley.
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Driskill Mountain may be a misnomer for this forested bump in north-central Louisiana, a state known mostly for its swampy bayous. A short trail from the parking lot of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church leads to the summit, marked by a pile of rocks.
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What better name for Indiana's highest point than Hoosier Hill? This wooded slope, northwest of Bethel on the Ohio border, sits on private property but is accessible via a trail from Elliot Road, near Highway 227. There's a picnic area at the summit but not much of a view.
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Blink and you'll miss Jerimoth Hill, in northwest Rhode Island near the Connecticut state line. It's accessible via an easy marked path from Highway 101. Brown University has used the rocky outcropping as an astronomical observatory.
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The modestly named Charles Mound, just south of the Wisconsin border, is the highest natural point in Illinois. (You can actually get higher in the state by visiting Chicago's 1,451-foot Willis Tower.) It sits on private farmland whose owners allow public access only on the first full weekends of June, July, August and September.
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The highest point in New Jersey, creatively named High Point, sits in the state's northwest corner alongside the Appalachian Trail. You can hike a wooded trail to the peak or cheat and drive up a paved road. Atop the summit is a 220-foot granite monument you can climb for panoramic views of neighboring Pennsylvania and New York state.
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Just northeast of Bellefontaine, Ohio, off Highway 540, sits Campbell Hill, on the former site of an Air Force station. Open to visitors Monday through Friday, the manicured summit is accessible by car and offers views of the surrounding countryside.
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The site of a skirmish during the Civil War, Woodall Mountain rises a not-so-towering 806 feet above sea level in Mississippi's northeast corner, just south of the town of Iuka. You can hike or drive up a steep, unpaved road to the top, where a boulder and plaque mark the summit.
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Said to be named for a local Indian chief, Taum Sauk Mountain is the focal point of a Missouri state park. There's a paved trail to the ridge-like summit, which has a lookout tower offering broad views of the surrounding hills.
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Amid the lakes and farmland of north-central Wisconsin is Timms Hill, a wooded ridge with a lookout tower on top. From Highway 86 follow signs to the turnoff and then walk (it's not a hike, really) a quarter-mile from the parking lot to the summit.
