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Highest ground in Florida
Britton Hill
The summit of Britton Hill, the State of Florida's highest point at 345 feet (105 m).
Highest point
Elevation345 ft (105 m)[1]
Prominence65 ft (20 m)[1]
ListingU.S. state high point 50th
Coordinates30°59′19″N 86°16′55″W / 30.9885139°N 86.2818893°W / 30.9885139; -86.2818893[2]
Geography
Britton Hill is located in Florida
Britton Hill
Britton Hill
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Britton Hill is located in the United States
Britton Hill
Britton Hill
Britton Hill (the United States)
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Parent rangeFlorida Ridge Hills
Topo mapUSGS Paxton
Geology
Rock ageTertiary
Sedimentary
Climbing
Easiest routepaved road

Britton Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Florida, United States, with a summit elevation of 345 ft (105 m) above mean sea level. Britton Hill is the lowest state highpoint in the United States,[3] 103 ft (31 m) lower than the second-lowest U.S. state highpoint, Ebright Azimuth in Delaware.

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 2 mi (3 km) 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.

A view of the surrounding countryside
A marker sits atop the hill

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