Britton Hill

Britton Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Florida, United States, with a summit elevation of Template:Convert above mean sea level. Britton Hill is the lowest state highpoint in the United States,<ref name="wtvy">Florida's Highest Point, WTVY, updated April 09, 2007</ref> Template:Convert lower than the second-lowest U.S. state highpoint, Ebright Azimuth in Delaware, and far lower than many skyscrapers in Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando. In comparison, Miami's Panorama Tower skyscraper reaches to Template:Convert above mean sea level.

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Panoramic view of Britton Hill and Lakewood Park

The hill is located in northern Walton County near the town of Lakewood, Florida, just off County Road 285 about Template:Convert southeast of Florala, Alabama. It is inside Lakewood Park, which marks the high point and features a monument, trails, and an information board.

The hill is named after and in honor of the Britton family and former early 1900s lumber mill baron William Henry Britton. The family gifted the land after Hazel Slaughter Britton's death in 1976.

File:Britton Hill Florida.jpg A view of the surrounding countryside

File:LakewoodParkMonument.jpg A marker sits atop the hill

See also

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• List of Florida's highest points
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• Highpointing

External links

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• "Britton Hill, Florida". highpoint.guide. Retrieved 2024-01-28.