Which U.S. state's highest point is only 345 feet above sea level?

While many U.S. states boast towering, snow-capped mountains, one state's highest point is barely taller than a 30-story building. This distinction belongs to the Sunshine State, where Britton Hill rises to a modest 345 feet above sea level. Located in Lakewood Park in Walton County, far up in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama border, this high point is more of a gentle, wooded knoll than a commanding peak. Visitors to the site will find a simple monument marking the spot, surrounded by a pleasant park setting.

The state's remarkably low elevation is a direct result of its geological history. The entire Florida peninsula is a large, porous limestone plateau built up over millions of years from the skeletal remains of marine life. For much of its existence, this platform was submerged beneath shallow seas. This ancient marine past is why the state is so consistently flat, lacking the tectonic uplift that creates mountains and dramatic changes in elevation found elsewhere in the country.

To put its height into perspective, Britton Hill is significantly shorter than the Washington Monument and is the lowest high point of any state by a considerable margin. The next lowest, Delaware's Ebright Azimuth, is over 100 feet taller at 448 feet. This makes Florida not only famous for its beaches and sunshine but also for having the most level topography in the nation.