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One thing to keep in mind about the great plains is that they are tilted. About 500-800 or so feet on their eastern borders and about 3-4000 feet or more on their western borders.
It is flat high plains, their is no real prominence. Here is the "summit" of Mount. Sunflower in Kansas, LOL.
Time to bust out the ol' Clermont Florida images on Google Maps. Not to show you that Florida is mountainous(nothing in Florida can qualify as a mountains), but just to show you how "un-flat" it can be:
I was taking a look at the Omaha World Herald, and found an article that was interesting. This is a link to a scientific study done, ranking states from most to least flat. Definitely some surprises! This study was also featured in National Geographic, so unless you have the knowledge to debunk National Geographic, these rankings are, most likely, spot on.
Time to bust out the ol' Clermont Florida images on Google Maps. Not to show you that Florida is mountainous(nothing in Florida can qualify as a mountains), but just to show you how "un-flat" it can be:
Connecticut is one of the 10 LEAST flat states! Bet that surprises many of you!
Connecticut really surprised me too. Yeah, I know there are hills and even small mountains scattered throughout (especially in Litchfield) but Connecticut one of the top 10 hilliest! Surprising!
From the other direction, the Carolinas were a surprise also. South Carolina is the fourth flattest! And North Carolina is only number 11?
North Carolina has some of the highest mountains in the East. But I guess because a big part of the state is so relatively flat, NC is shot down to number 11.
With the Ozarks, I honestly do not get how Arkansas can only be #10 while Mississippi is #15
Connecticut really surprised me too. Yeah, I know there are hills and even small mountains scattered throughout (especially in Litchfield) but Connecticut one of the top 10 hilliest! Surprising!
From the other direction, the Carolinas were a surprise also. South Carolina is the fourth flattest! And North Carolina is only number 11?
North Carolina has some of the highest mountains in the East. But I guess because a big part of the state is so relatively flat, NC is shot down to number 11.
With the Ozarks, I honestly do not get how Arkansas can only be #10 while Mississippi is #15
Very few completely flat places in CT, even near the coast.
From the other direction, the Carolinas were a surprise also. South Carolina is the fourth flattest! And North Carolina is only number 11?
North Carolina has some of the highest mountains in the East. But I guess because a big part of the state is so relatively flat, NC is shot down to number 11.
NC has a beautiful part of the blue ridge and definitely isn't flat in the western part. Overall it is one of my favorite states because of that as well as the long coastline, but it is such a long state east to west with the mountains only in the western part. If I remember correctly from my drives through it you don't gradually go through a steady climbing and hilly area before arriving at the Appalachians like in some other states such as PA, VA and even MD. In NC you seem to go through a long, flat stretch and then all of a sudden there are the mountains. And then Tennessee!
With the Ozarks, I honestly do not get how Arkansas can only be #10 while Mississippi is #15
The ranking of Arkansas surprises me too, but the state has its extremes.
If you split the state in half from Texarkana to roughly north of Memphis, on the right hand side, you will find virtually flat terrain. To the left (the western and NW sections) you will find the Ozarks and the Ouachitas (which are more rugged than the Ozarks).
Wisconsin isn't mountainous, but it's pretty consistently hilly throughout. No surprise that it's the hilliest Midwestern state, though Lower Michigan is likely dragging the UP down a bit. 25th, right in the middle I guess...
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