Britton Hill
Britton Hill rises to 105 m in Florida. Danley Hill stands 93 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
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, 103 ft (31 m) lower than the second-lowest U.S. state highpoint, Ebright Azimuth in Delaware.
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.
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Wikidata Q921136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 105 m
How to reach it
61 named places within 25 miles
- Lakewood Park: 0.0 mi
- Florala State Park: 2.3 mi
- Percy's Park: 3.1 mi
- Mossy Head Park: 17.2 mi
- Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Danley Hill: 5.2 mi
- Buffalo Hill: 10.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 11.1 mi
- Red Wash Hill: 16.8 mi
- Nancy Padgett Hill: 20.9 mi
- Blue Spring: 15.6 mi
- Euchee Spring: 17.7 mi
- Ecuchee Spring: 18.0 mi
- Thundering Springs: 23.6 mi
- Vortex Spring: 24.7 mi
- Covington County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.4 mi
- Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot): 20.9 mi
- DeFuniak Springs (freight): 20.9 mi
- Vortex Spring: 24.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Samson Log Cabin Museum: 16.6 mi
- Carver-Hill Museum: 24.0 mi
- Open Pond Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Blue Pond Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Walton County Confederate Monument: 20.9 mi
- Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Britton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danley Hill | E 100° | 93 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | S 180° | 90 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hudson Hill | ESE 114° | 86 m | 22.2 mi |
| Red Wash Hill | NW 308° | 85 m | 16.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 183° | 84 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tate Hill | ESE 113° | 80 m | 22.7 mi |
| Brownell Hill | ESE 117° | 79 m | 23.7 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | ESE 117° | 78 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:11 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Florala Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1851954 — Britton Hill, Walton County, Florida.
OpenStreetMap element node/358737796
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