Biggest hill in Kansas? (Topeka, Lawrence: university, office, campus)

[kanhawk]

I grew up in Kansas and have been around most of the state. The state of course has a famous reputation for being flat but there are some hills.
Anyone know or ever seen the largest hill in Kansas and where it might be? And DON'T say Mt. Sunflower as I am not asking for the highest point but the largest hill in elevation top to bottom and Mt. Sunflower is someone's idea of a joke.

[GraniteStater]

I don't really know, but some of the larger hills that are noticeable are found in the Flint Hills region and the Smoky Hills region. I like the more noticeable "buttes" out in NW Kansas around the Arikaree Breaks which is in Cheyenne County.

[Jim West]

You have choices of along the Republican River in NW kansas, along the Saline river in central Kansas or along the Kaw or Blue river in eastern Kansas. Those are the only places that have bluffs of which you speak. You would have to contact Geological Survey in Topeka to find out which particular hill had the greatest rise.

[Modron]

Mt. Oread in Lawrence. I understand that geologically it is actually a mountain, at least that was the story when I was at KU. Mount Oread - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[NightHawk112005]

It felt like the University of Kansas. Walking across that campus felt like a long hill.

[janetjanetbobanet]

Coronado Heights near Lindsborg is fairly tall but don't know if it is tallest in Kansas.

[navman]

Though this not the answer you're looking for I have a couple of places that have great views of surrounding areas. Southwest of Larned is Pawnee Rock - the only hill in the area and has a drive up to the top. Great view of the whole area. Native Americans used it to scope out the area.
Go north of Hays to Rooks County and there's a hill west of Plainville that when you stand on it you can see Hays. North of Plainville and to the east (you can see from the highway) is a two-humped hill that's very high and the Native Americans used those as well plus in Rooks County is another hill called Sugar Loaf but it's way off the beaten track. And between Medicine Lodge and Coldwater are those big rolling hills too.
And if you go south of Coldwater almost to the Oklahoma line there's a canyon - yes, a real canyon at least a couple of hundred feet deep. It's west of a spot on the road called Buttermilk.

[AMHRN]

It has go to be the 4th street overpass hill in Pittsburg, KS......."the sledding hill" !!

[Jim West]

"According to experts at the Kansas Geological Survey office at KU, Fremont's Knob is the tallest hill in the state, based on an elevation of 418 feet above average terrain. Named for John Fremont, known as the nation's "pathfinder of the West," the hill is located on private property near K-18 highway east of Manhattan."

[kanhawk]

Originally Posted by Jim West

"According to experts at the Kansas Geological Survey office at KU, Fremont's Knob is the tallest hill in the state, based on an elevation of 418 feet above average terrain. Named for John Fremont, known as the nation's "pathfinder of the West," the hill is located on private property near K-18 highway east of Manhattan."

Thanks Jim, that's what I was looking for. 418 feet is a pretty good sized hill.