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White Butte is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of North Dakota. At an elevation of 3,506 ft (1,069 m), it is a prominent butte in Slope County, in the Badlands of the southwestern part of the state. It is located 3 miles (5 kilometers) east of U.S. 85 and about 6.5 mi (10 km) south of Amidon. The nearest town is Amidon, about seven ...
The Geography of North Dakota consists of three major geographic regions: in the east is the Red River Valley, west of this, the Missouri Plateau. The southwestern part of North Dakota is covered by the Great Plains, accentuated by the Badlands. There is also much in the way of geology and hydrology. North Dakota is about 340 miles (545 km ...
Fort Reno Park has the highest point in the District of Columbia. [11] 345 feet (105 m) Lakewood. Florida. [12] Unincorporated settlement by Britton Hill, the highest natural point in Florida. Britton Hill is the lowest high point in any state. The highest incorporated town is nearby Paxton, at 318 feet (97 m).
Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the Midwestern United States. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills. [3] The peak lies 3.7 mi (6.0 km) west-southwest of Mount Rushmore. [7]
Black Hills. The Black Hills is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. [3] Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the range's highest summit. [4] The name of the range in Lakota is Pahá Sápa. [5]
Turtle Mountain, or the Turtle Mountains, is an area in central North America, in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of North Dakota and southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba, approximately 62 miles (100 km) south of the city of Brandon on Manitoba Highway 10 / U.S. Route 281. It is a plateau 2,000 ft (600 m) above ...
Kingman Reef high point – less than 7 feet (2 m) [ 92 ] Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [ 92 ] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [ 91 ] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands.
Badlands National Park(Lakota: Makȟóšiča[3]) is a national park of the United Statesin southwestern South Dakota. The park protects 242,756 acres (379.3 sq mi; 982.4 km2)[1]of sharply erodedbuttesand pinnacles, along with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairiein the United States. The National Park Servicemanages the park, with the ...