Twelve Mile Circle features another extremely specialized geography website today, this one hosted by the County Highpointers Association.
It’s easy to find information on the highest point in a country or even one of the individual United States. This information is scattered across the Web in a million different places. But that’s not the case when you get to smaller political units.
So that’s where the County Highpointers Association comes in. It can help with counties and independent cities of the United States. The site already conducted the necessary legwork and posted the information on a single convenient spot on the web.
Naturally it includes each highpoint. Additionally it includes trip reports, directions and resources so readers can retrace the steps of earlier explorers.
There are people who take this rather seriously. Some are attempting to reach the summit of every county in a particular state or other geographic unit. Highpoints range from the mundane, perhaps just a few feet of elevation in coastal counties, all the way up to the highest peaks in the United States. Truly there is a highpoint for every style, ability and inclination.
Also consider that county highpoints certainly don’t receive the same level of recognition or respect as their state counterparts. There’s not likely to be a shiny bronze marker at the summit. Rather, it’s more likely to be in someone’s back yard or behind the gas station or along a neglected weedy patch by an isolated road. Folks will find it odd if you search for these obscure places, and that’s part of the fun.
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