cheaha mountain is the highest point in south florida.
cheaha mountain is the highest point in south florida.
what is the highest point in south florida?
cheaha mountain
at 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, britton hill in northern walton county is the highest point in florida and the lowest highpoint of any u.s. state. much of the state south of orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as clearwater, feature vistas that rise above the water. much of central and north florida, typically or more away from the coastline, features rolling hills with elevations ranging from . the highest point in peninsular florida, sugarloaf mountain, is a peak in lake county. much of florida has an elevation of less than , including many populated areas such as miami which are located on the coast. miami and other parts of south florida are the most vulnerable regions in the world to rising sea levels associated with climate change. due to the vast amounts of limestone bedrock that florida sits above, water is allowed to move relatively freely beneath dry land and to rise up to the surface. water will also likely encroach from the atlantic coast and the gulf coast, and up through the everglades, endangering the plant biomass within its marsh communities .
geography of florida
the elongated and sprawled layout of the south florida metropolitan area complicates the process of designing practical mass transit systems that serve the entire region, in contrast to more circular shaped metro areas where a hub-and-spoke system can efficiently route passengers or automobiles to their destination. miami's existing green line and proposed orange line would only form the spokes, which could only emanate towards the west due to miami's coastal location. a line towards the coast to the east, known as baylink, has been long proposed but at high cost and being met with opposition. the entire urbanized south florida metropolitan area, being about long but no more than wide in any part, as well as covering three counties, complicates the creation of a unified transit system. additionally, miami is a relatively young city that saw much of its growth during the automobile age, and continues to be very car oriented. south florida ranked fourth in the nation in a 2000 study of metro areas for percentage of household income spent on transportation, with an average of 19%. many of the downtown high rises have their own very large, above ground parking garages, which form the base of the towers. as of the 2000 census, it was the eighth most densely populated metropolitan area in the united states, with the city of miami growing at about a 10% growth rate. of large municipalities in the region, the city of miami has the highest percentage of residents using public transportation regularly, at about 17%. though the general trend for public transit in south florida is for gradual growth in ridership numbers, percentages are offset as the majority of the region has seen steady increases in population over time. at a 4% commuter share, south florida ties the gainesville, florida metropolitan area for the highest ratio of public transport usage in florida.
transportation in south florida