GOING TO THE HIGHEST POINT IN FLORIDA - Britton Hill, FL

In this video we finally make it to the 25th highpoint towards our goal of reaching the highest points in each of the 50 states - halfway!
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[@DWNY358]

I noticed you didn’t use bottled oxygen to get to that peak. Quite risky.

[@cruzloera4931]

Some people climb Everest to prepare for this.

[@booqueefious2230]

People always say Kansas is flat, but Kansas has nothing on Florida

[@derrickzeller3351]

I can't believe your videos don't have more views! I find this very interesting :) awesome stuff garrett

[@grtshw]

Thank you! I appreciate it! It isn't really about the views for me because I mostly just want to document my experiences and if I happen to get views along the way that would be awesome.

[@michaelw.9386]

Thank you for posting. These points are really good places to visit.

[@hiromikami]

I just found your channel, love what you do, thanks for coming to Florida and I'm glad you didn't fall of the ledge there at the high point!

[@Me_encanta_la_ligma]

I needed this for a project thanks!

[@jordanlutz8307]

I'm doing the same. I have 19 left Hoping to do the north east this spring. It takes a lot of dedication and time. Best of luck man. New Mexico is my favorite so far. Happy hiking!

[@grtshw]

Very nice! If you haven't done it yet, and you're including it in the north east Virginia is exceptionally nice. We have New Mexico planned for this coming summer, so I'm glad to hear it. Best of luck!

[@davidkleen2494]

Thanks for making these videos! You’ve inspired me to see more of the country and hit some “high points”. Just curious how you determine your routes and why you started in Indiana since you’re from Texas? It might be cool if you made a video explaining the order you chose to do your states in and why (being that I hope to start high pointing soon). And maybe include what your future order of states might be. I live in Columbus, Ohio...just 54 miles from my first high point. 😀 Trying to figure out where to go next. 🤔 Thanks again and good luck with the rest of your list! 👍🏼

[@grtshw]

I'm so glad to hear it! Our routes are really rather random, and based on efficiency more than anything else. When we first started, we focused more than anything else on finding somewhere we could do the most highpoints in the shortest time, which just so happened to be this route. We continued to follow this strategy of combining the most highpoints we possibly could during each trip as we went forward, which got us through basically all eastern states. Now that we have to deal with western states whose highpoints are more difficult and much further from one another, our routes will be much more intuitive and methodical. I wouldn't worry too much about starting in the right part of the country if aren't trying to do them as quickly as possible, just start from what is closest to you and go from there. Thanks for the video recommendation, I definitely might give that a shot! Best of luck with your highpoints!

[@johnmeye]

Enjoyed summiting with you🙂

[@FSU-xn8em]

Nice video. I live about an hour away in Pensacola. Maybe I’ll cruise over just to say I’ve been to at least one high point, lol.

[@frankblangeard8865]

Good luck on Denali, Rainier, Hood etc.

[@grtshw]

Thank you! We will need it lol.

[@Ryno-fp7pm]

Hood isn't that bad. Denali, Rainier...now those are a whole different animal.

[@grtshw]

Very true. To be fair, most of the western points are significant. Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho all deserve to be included in the list of "whole different animal" as well, haha.

[@Ryno-fp7pm]

@@grtshw Whitney is brutal due to the altitude and how rough the Mountaineer's route is. It's half the distance of the Whitney Trail, but it is lots of climbing boulders. King's Peak in UT is a 28 mile round trip, elevation never below 8,000'. It is very remote and just gorgeous.

[@burnt.norton]

Frank Blangeard what about whitney?

[@marthamendez173]

VERY NICE THANK YOU!

[@Andy-Mesa]

Good luck climbing Denali!

[@Postdisclosureworld]

You have conquered Florida.

[@williammunson2508]

This is nice! So, when do you think you’ll get to Denali?

[@luciusandrellius9817]

Did you take anything for altitude sickness before you started your accent?

[@audiwankenobi361]

This was a good production.

[@grtshw]

Thank you!

[@jimsblendgarrison6884]

I always thought what you are doing would be awesome. After I made a trip to Spruce Knob in West Virginia. The Hawaii and Alaska points would be a problem. Ohio's highest point is kind of a snoozer too. Near Bellfontaine. But the hills in Canaan Valley area in WV is beautiful. And there's a tower on the point to get even higher.. it's a heck of a view. I would go in late September or early October. Before all the leaves are done.... 😁

[@grtshw]

Absolutely, we have actually gone to 33 points, including Ohio, West Virginia, Hawaii and others, they they were just as you say. Thanks so much for the advice though! Definitely no easy feat, even with some of the easier highpoints in the country.

[@youtubehandlesareannoying]

Good content dude :)

[@prinzdenax]

Yee got a new sub mate! I live here in fl, and I can confirm my cat is taller than that “hill”

[@grtshw]

Glad to hear it, thank you! Yeah, it wasn't exactly the mightiest mountain I've seen, but ya gotta do em haha.

[@timmolinari3182]

Keep it up, Garrett! My dad and I started 2 years ago and we just finished Mt. Whitney which was our 34th highpoint!

[@grtshw]

Very impressive! How was Mt. Whitney? Did you manage it in one day or camp along the way?

[@d.a.elliottjr.367]

I don't see people riding bikes like in the videos of Sugarloaf Hill in Clermont in central Fl.

[@billnoi]

You have to hike the little trail at the park.

[@guerrerosaurio]

I went there last week, I want to do the same and conquer every high point and record al, of it, the only difference is that my videos are in spanish. Great video.

[@BillVol]

Supposedly the real Florida high point is in the woods SW from there by a couple hundred yards.

[@grtshw]

Ah, is that so? That explains a lot, we didn't manage to find an actual marker. Thanks for the info.

[@vanmanii8349]

@@johnperic6860 And how did you do that?

[@vanmanii8349]

Prior to visiting the highest point of the Sunshine State, I had no idea of the confusion surrounding this highpoint. For me the confusion started with the fact that nothing at the highpoint uses the name Britton Hill - everything denoting the spot uses the name Lakewood Park. Within Lakewood Park there is a sizable granite marker as well as two separate signs pronouncing Lakewood Park as the highest point at 345 feet. Looking into this upon my return I found people who claim the granite marker isn’t at the highest point of the State, and others inferring the area hasn’t been officially surveyed by the United States Government. As well, some declare Britton Hill is located within Lakewood Park and others state Lakewood Park is located on Britton Hill. Also, no two sources seem to agree on the highpoints latitude and longitude coordinates. One source even claims the true highpoint is located 30 yards west-southwest of the granite marker which by my reckonings would place it inside the park’s public restroom. Further adding to the confusion are those trusting Digital Elevation Models with Lidar who go as far as claiming the highpoint is outside of the boundaries of Lakewood Park. To try and make sense out of all these contradictions I decided to simply turn to ACME Mapper 2.2 and see what I could figure out from a simple straightforward map. From the contour lines one can clearly pick out Britton Hill with a summit plateau of roughly a half mile in length by 257 yards wide -- by plateau I mean the area within the greatest elevation contour line of the hill (in this case that contour line denotes an elevation of 340 feet). On the southern end of the hill (but not all the way to the south), extending beyond the summit plateau width, is an area bordered by county highway 285 to the east and extending 400 yards west with a width of 225 yards constituting Lakewood Park -- marking it clear that Lakewood Park is located on Britton Hill (and not vice versa). As mentioned Lakewood Park is home to a thick granite highpoint marker roughly three and a half feet tall, with a not quite square cross-section two to two and a half feet in length. This marker is located one hundred or so steps from the parking lot and about 36 steps from the restroom. It seems to me that much of the forty-six acre plateau of Britton Hill, being very flat indeed, is at an elevation of 345 feet and as such the hill top does not contain a single pinnacle. So whether the location of the granite monument corresponds with an official United States Government survey or not I feel its location accurately denotes the highpoint and there is no reason to speculate about it. I really like the way Wikipedia states it, which coincides with what I learned from the map mentioned above. "The hill is located in northern Walton County near the town of Lakewood, Florida, just off County Road 285 about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Florala, Alabama. A small park called Lakewood Park marks the high point and features a monument, trails, and an information board."

[@vanmanii8349]

@@johnperic6860 The World Topo view on Acme Mapper labels two spots that seem to correspond with the two spots you mention. However their respective distances from the granite mark are slightly different then what you mention, and both are lower than 345 feet. The point SW (227.9°) is 96 meters (314.961 ft) from the granite highpoint marker and at an elevation of 344 ft and located at N 30.98583 W 86.28227, and the point NxNE (16.0°) is 179 m (587.27 ft) from the granite marker and at an elevation of 342 ft and located at N 30.98796 W 86.28100. The World Topo view includes the 344 ft elevation point within Lakewood Park, but shows the 342 ft spot to be outside the park. The so-called "map" view shows the location of the highpoint to be at the same location as the granite marker with an elevation of 105 m (344.488 ft) located at N 30.98641 W 86.28152. Of the three points I mention, the granite marker is the closest one to the 345 feet Florida claims to reach to. Here is the map I used: [mapper.acme.com/?ll=30.98796,-86.28100&z=17&t=T&marker0=30.98641%2C-86.28152%2Cbritton%20hill%20FL&marker1=30.98583%2C-86.28227%2C33.5%20km%20NxNW%20of%20DeFuniak%20Springs%20FL&marker2=30.98796%2C-86.28100%2C33.6%20km%20NxNW%20of%20DeFuniak%20Springs%20FL] . The other thing that seems to be lacking from Britton Hill is an official USGS marker. For me since we don't know which map, or mapping type, or mapping service is the most accurate I’m going to put my faith in the Granite Marker as the highpoint of Florida.

[@lizzietrot2522]

I know this video is really old, but I wanted to say the geological benchmark seal is actually on private property, and not located directly at the HP like that stone marker is

[@flip6125]

So can you tell me where the geological benchmark or the private property is

[@lizzietrot2522]

@@flip6125 30 59 41.26987(N) 086 16 25.78670(W)

[@flip6125]

I tried it didn’t work so can you try like what road it’s near

[@flip6125]

Or a different Coordinate

[@flip6125]

Please answer

[@naturefreak799]

Britton Hill looks nothing like south Florida. The hills are rolling, but the decidious forests are a giveaway. On Britton Hill you could pretend you are in the midwest or upper south. This ain't the tropics.

[@flip6125]

If you came from the Florida side you can see the hill

[@andyjay729]

Supposedly the models of Mt. Everest and the Matterhorn at Disney World are higher than Britton Hill.

[@grtshw]

andyjay729 yeah I’m pretty sure you’re right, but this is really about finding the highest natural points in each state. Pretty remarkable that a theme park would have the highest actual point in such a huge state, ahaha.

[@dorishurd5457]

Oops!

[@Ryno-fp7pm]

Cool video. All 50 is my goal too. I'm only at 8.

[@grtshw]

Thanks, much appreciated! And good luck!

[@Lumberjack_king]

See were not flat we have a bump

[@wifebeater817]

Did you know if all the ice melts Florida will be completely submerged underwater

[@flip6125]

Dank Duck Britton hill still stay up

[@brother5671]

I live in the same county

[@mhdfrb9971]

Do you have Irish or Scottish ancestry?

[@grtshw]

Yep! I have a fair amount of both. Why? What have it away? Lol.

[@mhdfrb9971]

@@grtshw nothing. I just notice your hair are so red

[@burnt.norton]

300 feet? how is that even possible??

[@grtshw]

I know right. Pretty sure there are rides at disney world that are higher than that. Luckily for me we are doing highest natural point, I hate rollercoasters lol

[@wc4584]

4:12 there was a creep walking behind you!

[@Wellch]

That was his chauffeur.

[@SuperScotty777]

Yo Garrett we should do a collaboration of a peak together!!!! I've got fourteen down.

[@grtshw]

Sorry for getting back to you so incredibly late, I rarely check on here when I don't have videos in the works haha. I wouldn't be opposed to it if we end up near the same place at a similar time. What's next for you?

[@flip6125]

If you went The other way you could drive up the hill

[@vanmanii8349]

I found the highpointers bench on the hiking trail, but I didn't find anything with the name Britton Hill on it. No USGS marker around either. The big granite marker inscribed "Lakewood Park Florida's Highest Point, Elevation 345 ft" is definitely what everyone is calling Britton Hill though. It is sort of confusing as to what is Britton Hill, and why when at the highpoint everything is called Lakewood Park. Here is what I have concluded: Looking over this map [mapper.acme.com/?ll=30.97923,-86.27405&z=15&t=R&marker0=30.98641%2C-86.28152%2Cbritton%20hill%20FL] with Lakewood park marked, one can see the contour lines of Britton Hill. Which has made me realize Lakewood Park is located on Britton Hill (and not vice versa as some write ups allude). And as we all know Lakewood Park contains the granite highpoint marker (monument). Anyways, I found it confusing that highpoint literature calls it Britton Hill and everything at the highpoint calls it Lakewood Park, but this cleared it up for me - so maybe it will help others. Thanks! I really like the way Wikipedia states it, which coincides with what I learned from the map mentioned above. "The hill is located in northern Walton County near the town of Lakewood, Florida, just off County Road 285 about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Florala, Alabama. A small park called Lakewood Park marks the high point and features a monument, trails, and an information board." I'd also be willing to bet there is a wide area on Britton Hill that is all at 345 feet, I don't think there is just a single point that reaches that elevation. Some claim the granite marker may not be the exact highpoint, but I say there isn't one exact spot, so the spot they picked for the marker being at 345 ft celebrates and marks the highpoint of Florida.

[@grtshw]

Really interesting information! I will say this was definitely one of the more perplexing states in terms of the exact facts about where the highpoint is and that sort of thing. Thanks for sharing.

[@vanmanii8349]

@@grtshw The other one I found confusing also is Clingmans Dome in TN, as the lookout tower on Clingmans Dome is in N. Carolina, not TN.

[@flip6125]

@@vanmanii8349 Do u mean the geological benchmark seal? It is on private property near the state line

[@vanman798]

@@flip6125 Good to know. Thanks!

[@flip6125]

@@vanman798 I forgot the coordinates 30°59'41.3"N 86°16'25.8"W

[@AnitaCock]

ATLANTA, GA will eventually become the CAPITAL OF NORTH AMERICA.

[@moneyblue8466]

Nah definitely not

[@silverskyscraper1179]

What? 🤔

[@rebelstarrhaircolor998]

Why r they doing this

[@johncuervo3019]

You are fucking hot. How did you get here

[@johncuervo3019]

What strip club do you work at

[@ronaldsmith2343]

Learn to balance your volume

[@jamessanders6007]

it wasn't even a hill lol still flat as a board, i live in alabama and our highest point is mount cheaha at 2,345 ft.

[@flip6125]

Turn on terrain mode on Google maps idiot

[@flip6125]

If you came from the Alabama side you can’t see the hill idiot

[@thankyou9085]

Thats nothing thats just a hill here in the west

[@ohmrpopo]

Tfue what doing

[@lazybuilders4720]

Britain hill? Sounds like British propaganda🇬🇧

[@HJBounell]

you have found the worst music ever!