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STATE |
COUNTY |
HIGHPOINT |
COMMENTS |
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Nebraska |
Hitchcock |
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big flat HP area bounded by road on one side |
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Kearney |
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on road near county corner |
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Kimball |
Constable Mtn |
walk on ranch land to state highpoint |
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Phelps |
"Sewage Pond Hill" |
a drive-up |
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Seward |
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on county line road (?) |
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York |
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on county line road (?) |
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Nevada |
(none) |
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New Hampshire |
Coos |
Mt Washington |
long drive-up on seasonal toll road |
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Hillsborough |
Pack Monadnock Mtn |
seasonal drive-up in State Park |
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New Jersey |
Atlantic |
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two areas along railroad,
1000 ft from road |
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Bergen |
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long, rocky, holey dirt road gets
within 0.2 mile of summit |
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Burlington |
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0.3 mile uphill from cemetery lot |
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Camden |
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two spots: at road in subdivision
and 0.1 mile walk from cul-de-sac |
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Gloucester |
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two spots: church and front yard |
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Hudson |
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two spots: both suburban
intersections |
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Hunterdon |
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by lot in county park and undeveloped
lot in subdivision |
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Middlesex (*) |
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woodland surrounded by houses
in subdivision |
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Monmouth |
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Morris |
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150 feet from hp sign in
county park |
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Somerset |
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in woods 150 ft off long
residential driveway |
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Sussex |
"High Point" |
drive to state highpoint summit lookout
in State Park |
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Union |
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Gov. Livingston HS and water tower
with public access via easement |
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New Mexico |
Bernalillo |
Sandia Crest |
drive-up in season |
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Curry |
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drive good dirt road into highest
contour, walk around |
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Lea |
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Andy's cairn near junction of fence
lines along paved rd |
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Quay |
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Drive to 60 acre HP area
and wander around |
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Roosevelt |
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off good dirt road,
walk around |
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Socorro |
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1/4 mile walk from gate on
road during good conditions |
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New York |
Bronx (*) |
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rock outcrop near end of street |
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Chautauqua |
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BM in trailer park is 0.3 mile
from road |
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Chemung |
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0.2 mile uphill scamper
through woods |
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Cortland |
Virgil Mtn |
has ski lift or dirt road
gets 0.15 mile away |
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Genesee |
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walk 0.3 mile from road |
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Kings |
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at mausoleum in cemetery |
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Montgomery |
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from Herkimer County side of line,
can drive to within 0.2 mile of
highest area |
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New York |
Manhattan Highpoint |
off subway stop in Bennett Park |
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Niagara (*) |
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backyard with permission |
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Orleans |
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two spots within 0.25 mile
of road |
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Queens |
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two spots: in golf course or
along nearby road |
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Schenectady (*) |
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two areas, both residential:
one is hedgerow by road; other is
near a house |
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Schuyler |
Sugar Hill |
drive up to fire lookout |
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Seneca |
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on good dirt road |
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Suffolk |
High/Jaynes Hill |
short walk from nearby parking,
other area not too far away |
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Tioga |
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0.2 mile walk up rutted road |
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Tompkins |
Connecticut Hill |
drive-up |
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Warren |
Gore Mtn |
on ski lift |
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Wayne (*) |
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rear of orchard |
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Westchester |
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gravel road in county park
is 100 yards away |
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Yates (*) |
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two areas in field,
0.1 mile from road |
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North Carolina |
Columbus |
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driveups at road intersection and to roadside
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Dare |
Jockey's Ridge |
largest sand dune on east coast,
in State Park |
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Davie |
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driveup next to cell phone tower
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Person |
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driveup to boulder at water tank
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Rowan |
Youngs Mtn |
drive-up on short passable
gravel rd |
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Stanly |
Morrow Mtn |
drive-up in State Park |
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Swain |
Clingmans Dome |
short tourist walk in Tennessee |
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Yancey |
Mt Mitchell |
paved road; short paved walk
in State Park to state highpoint |
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North Dakota |
Golden Valley |
Sentinel Butte |
tourist drive to towers;
walk to BM |
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Walsh |
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beside the road |
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Ohio |
Clark (*) |
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walk 0.2 mile up grassy road
to tower area |
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Cuyahoga (*) |
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1/3 mile north of I-80 on
golf course |
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Licking |
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walk 0.2 mile south on old dirt
road to HP area |
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Logan |
Campbell Hill |
state highpoint on a campus |
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Portage |
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in fields near water tower |
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Richland |
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Noblet BM is about 10 ft east
of the road in mown grass near
orchard trees and farm store |
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Summit |
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sign at highpoint
(then second area) |
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Williams |
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behind home of friendly owner
southeast of MI-IN-OH tripoint |
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Oklahoma |
Cherokee |
Beaver Mtn |
tourist destination
in a park (?) |
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Custer |
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two areas on county line road |
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Dewey |
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liner, right on the county
line road |
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Harmon |
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at abandoned homestead |
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Harper |
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liner, right on the county
line road |
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Mayes |
Rose Lookout Tower |
drive-up |
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Washita (*) |
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highpoint near section line road
a couple miles off I-40 |
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Oregon |
Benton |
Marys Pk |
paved to near summit; short tourist walk
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Harney |
Steens Mtn |
walk short gravel road
off paved road |
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Malheur |
BM Stevenson |
long seasonal dirt road;
short walk to summits |
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Polk (*) |
Laurel Mtn |
drive-up to FAA installation
(if gated, walk last mile) |
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Umatilla |
Tower Mtn |
seasonal dirt road to
lookout tower |
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Wheeler |
Spanish Pk |
seasonal drive up, dirt roads
worsen last 5 miles |
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Yamhill |
Trask Mtn |
dirt road, then walk last
0.25 mile on jeep road |
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Pennsylvania |
Bedford |
Blue Knob |
drive-up at year-round
ski resort |
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Delaware |
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at road at county line |
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Franklin |
Big Mtn |
drive-up |
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Fulton |
Big Mtn |
drive-up |
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Philadelphia City |
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city neighborhood |
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Somerset |
Mt Davis |
drive-up to state highpoint |
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Susquehanna |
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ski lift (seasonal) |
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Rhode Island |
Newport |
Pocasset Hill |
scramble 100 ft from car |
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Providence |
Jerimoth Hill |
0.1 mile stroll on open dates |
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South Carolina |
Abbeville |
Parsons Mtn |
walk up gated gravel road
to lookout |
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Anderson (*) |
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in yard of residence |
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Cherokee |
Thicketty Mtn |
short gravel road to
fenced radio tower |
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Chester |
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on grounds of church |
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Kershaw |
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in front yard of residence |
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Newberry |
Little Mtn |
one lane road to radio towers;
up just beyond |
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Pickens |
Sassafras Mtn |
5 mile gravel road to lot
below state highpoint |
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Spartanburg |
Bird Mtn |
in front of summit residence |
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South Dakota |
Minnehaha |
unnamed |
park on large contour area;
short walk to other spot |
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Tennessee |
Bradley |
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drive-up to lookout tower |
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Carroll |
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two spots off paved road in
Natchez Trace State Park |
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Cheatham (*) |
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unfenced yards |
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Chester |
Sand Mtn |
0.1 mile hike in State Forest |
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Cumberland |
Hinch Mtn |
drive up to FAA towers |
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Decatur |
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three spots within 100
yards of road |
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Dickson (*) |
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water tower behind old school |
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Grundy (*) |
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twp spots: firetower and 150
yards behind summer camp |
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Hamblen (*) |
Crockett Ridge |
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Hamilton (*) |
Lookout Mtn |
water tank and front yard |
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Haywood (*) |
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field next to dirt road |
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Henderson |
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four roadside spots in Natchez Trace
State Park; fifth on gravel rd |
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Hickman |
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old firetower site at end of
short driveway |
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Lawrence (*) |
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just behind house on paved road |
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Macon (*) |
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unfenced yard |
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Madison |
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two roadside areas within 200
yards of each other |
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Marion (*) |
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spots behind summer camp (see Grundy)
and off dirt road |
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McNairy |
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three spots: firetower; opposite
side of road; near a dirt road |
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Moore |
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two roadside spots |
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Obion (*) |
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BM by front porch of house
by state highway |
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Perry |
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walk to rise 15 feet
from highway |
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Roane |
Mt Roosevelt |
drive-up to lookout tower
in State Forest |
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Sevier |
Clingmans Dome |
paved walk from
paved road in National Park |
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Sullivan |
Holston Highpoint |
gravel drive up to FAA
tower and second spot |
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Sumner |
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ascend 0.1 mile up hill
visible from road |
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Weakley (*) |
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woods by gravel road in
state conservation area |
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Texas |
Aransas |
unnamed |
short walk in National Wildlife Refuge
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Archer |
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40 acre HP area, winter wheat,
bisected by road |
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Bailey |
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on road |
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Carson |
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intersection of two paved
state highways |
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Cass |
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dirt road to summit towers |
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Denton |
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highpoint on gravel road |
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Gray |
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highpoint on gravel road |
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Hemphill |
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highpoint near the road |
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Hopkins |
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in town of Cumby |
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Hutchinson |
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highpoint on the road |
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Moore |
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highpoint on the dirt road |
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Parmer |
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highpoint on dirt road |
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Roberts |
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two areas near good
dirt road |
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San Patricio |
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short walk from interstate
freeway to fence |
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Wheeler |
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highpoint near paved road |
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Wichita |
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quasi-public access to
oil facility at top |
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Utah |
Iron |
Brian Head |
drive to near summit at ski resort
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Vermont |
Bennington |
Mt Equinox |
toll road; go beyond summit building
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Orleans |
Jay Pk |
ski lift to summit |
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Rutland |
Killington Pk |
short trail from top of ski lift |
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Virginia |
Albemarle |
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in campground of Shenandoah
National Park |
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Alexandria City |
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in or near Episcopal High School
athletic fields |
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Arlington |
Minor Hill |
hill crests in a front yard |
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Bath |
Paddy Knob |
long gravel drive-up |
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Charlottesville City |
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on road at county line |
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Fairfax City |
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water tower behind furniture store |
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Fairfax County |
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alley behind insurance agency |
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Falls Church City (*) |
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backyard on or near city line |
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Halifax |
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Louisa |
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front yard |
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Manassas City |
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residential street near
home for elderly |
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Manassas Park City |
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water tower road behind
7-11 store |
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Prince Edward |
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Prince William |
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short walk from dirt roads |
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Roanoke City |
Mill Mtn |
star at summit in city
park by zoo |
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Staunton City |
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Washington |
Whitetop |
gravel drive-up;
wander near fence |
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Wise |
High Knob |
park just below observation tower
and BM |
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Wythe |
Comers Rock |
National Forest observation
deck is 100 yards from long
gravel road |
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Washington |
Asotin |
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gravel and dirt road to within
a few feet of the top |
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Douglas (*) |
Badger Mtn |
gravel road to top |
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Grant |
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tire tracks in sagebrush field;
fence-hop to the top |
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Kitsap (*) |
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gravel road to top, but
"No Trespassing" sign |
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Pacific |
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tricky gravel roads;
berm near summit;
possible logging closures |
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San Juan |
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ferry to Orcas Island; paved
road to top (all year) |
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Spokane |
Mt Spokane |
paved drive-up except in winter |
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Wahkiakum |
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gravel road gated from 0.25
to 8 miles from summit |
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Whitman |
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gravel road gated a few
feet below summit |
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West Virginia |
Marion |
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at roadside monument in northeast
corner of county |
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Monongalia |
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by Sand Springs lookout
tower access road |
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Pendleton |
Spruce Knob |
long gravel road; short walk
to state highpoint |
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Taylor |
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0.3 mile walk |
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Wisconsin |
Bayfield |
Mt Telemark |
hard to find road to summit |
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Calumet |
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100 ft off road
in field (seasonal) |
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Crawford |
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meadow near road (no fence) |
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Dane |
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100 yards in county park |
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Forest |
Sugarbush Hill |
road to lookout tower
on Indian land |
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Green |
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50 ft off road in
cornfield (seasonal) |
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Iowa |
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drive up in State Park |
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Langlade |
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1/3 mile walk to tower on
Georgia-Pacific Company land
open to public |
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Marathon |
Rib Mtn |
class 3 summit near road
in State Park |
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Outagamie |
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by a road |
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Price |
Timms Hill |
short walk to state highpoint
in public park |
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Rock |
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short stroll in public park |
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Shawano (*) |
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backyard |
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Sheboygan |
unnamed |
Parnell Observation Tower - steps from
state highway in State Park |
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Taylor |
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drive-up on short dirt road
off county road |
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Winnebago |
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on road at county line |
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Wood |
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short walk in county park |
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Wyoming |
Crook |
Cement Ridge |
0.2 mile off-trail walk
in National Forest from gravel road
to lookout |
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Goshen (*) |
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three areas within 0.5 mile
of FAA tower |
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Weston |
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0.3 mile off-trail along
fenceline from gravel road
in National Forest |
