State High Points Accessible by Car

[Duke87]

CT (Bear Mountain): no

That is the highest slope. The highest point is the south slope of Mount Frissell, but no, that's not accessible either. 

See I knew that and was thinking of the slope, I just mixed the name up.

[DandyDan]

Panorama Point in Nebraska has a road which leads right up to it, according to the Nebraska Delorme atlas.

[rlb2024]

Driskill Mountain (LA): not sure how long the hike is (probably more than 0.5 mile), but otherwise yes.  It's only 535 feet above sea level.

We tried to find it once but missed a turn and ran out of time.

[doorknob60]

Driskill Mountain (LA): not sure how long the hike is (probably more than 0.5 mile), but otherwise yes.  It's only 535 feet above sea level.

We tried to find it once but missed a turn and ran out of time.

Damn, that high point is lower than the lowest point in Idaho (713 ft in Lewiston).

[bulldog1979]

Mt. Arvon is supposed to be pretty accessible by car. According to Baraga County Tourism, the summit is only a quarter mile from a parking area, so that should fit your general criteria. The way there involves some logging roads though.

[froggie]

Not mentioned yet:

MD (Backbone Mountain):  No.

[cpzilliacus]

Not mentioned yet:

MD (Backbone Mountain):  No.

Is anyone aware of any other state where the easiest public access to the high point is from a neighboring state?

Hoye Crest (the highest point on Backbone Mountain in Maryland) is reached by parking on U.S. 219 (Seneca Trail) in Preston County, W.Va. and ascending a logging trail (mostly in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia) and then something of a switchback near the ridgetop to the Maryland high point. 

Curiously, this high point is not owned by the public - according to state property tax records, it belongs to Western Pocahontas Properties, LP et al, an entity located in Huntington, W.Va.

[OCGuy81]

Sort of:
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HI (Mauna Kea) (not passable by passenger vehicles)

Is accessible by SUVs and other passenger vehicles with 4x4 transmissions. My two ascents were in rental Jeep SUVs.

There are other restrictions, mainly to prevent interference with astronomy in the summit area, but they can be worked around in the right vehicle.

Doesn't the trek there involve going on HI-200, aka the Saddle Road?  It's been a few years since I was last on the big island, but I remember hearing that driving the Saddle Road could void a rental car contract.

Not sure if that's still the case.  Either way, the drive to Hilo taking HI-19 around most of the island was a great drive, even if it would've been much shorter cutting across.

[oscar]

Sort of:
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HI (Mauna Kea) (not passable by passenger vehicles)

Is accessible by SUVs and other passenger vehicles with 4x4 transmissions. My two ascents were in rental Jeep SUVs.

There are other restrictions, mainly to prevent interference with astronomy in the summit area, but they can be worked around in the right vehicle.

Doesn't the trek there involve going on HI-200, aka the Saddle Road?  It's been a few years since I was last on the big island, but I remember hearing that driving the Saddle Road could void a rental car contract.

That restriction seems to have disappeared, now that most of HI 200 has been replaced with a much safer road. It wasn't in the contract for the car I rented in 2013.

But the usual restriction on unpaved roads would still apply. Several miles of the Mauna Kea access road are not only unpaved, but have a sustained 15% grade (thus the 4x4 requirement posted at the 9200-foot level where pavement ends). One company will rent SUVs, etc. allowed on Mauna Kea (that's where the astronomers rent their vehicles), but at a premium rate.

[Thing 342]

Not mentioned yet:

MD (Backbone Mountain):  No.

Is anyone aware of any other state where the easiest public access to the high point is from a neighboring state?

Hoye Crest (the highest point on Backbone Mountain in Maryland) is reached by parking on U.S. 219 (Seneca Trail) in Preston County, W.Va. and ascending a logging trail (mostly in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia) and then something of a switchback near the ridgetop to the Maryland high point. 

Curiously, this high point is not owned by the public - according to state property tax records, it belongs to Western Pocahontas Properties, LP et al, an entity located in Huntington, W.Va.

Access to Clingmans Dome (TN) and Sassafras Mountain (SC) requires travel through NC.

[hbelkins]

You may have to venture into Virginia a wee bit to get to Black Mountain.

[empirestate]

For whatever reason, my home state has yet to make it into the updated listing; so:

NY (Mt. Marcy): No

[Rothman]

For whatever reason, my home state has yet to make it into the updated listing; so:

NY (Mt. Marcy): No

Dagnabbit, I mentioned that in my first post.

[empirestate]

Dagnabbit, I mentioned that in my first post.

Yes you did, and it was followed up by Duke87 and cl94. But apparently, not in a big enough font, so...

[berberry]

Is anyone aware of any other state where the easiest public access to the high point is from a neighboring state?

Hoye Crest (the highest point on Backbone Mountain in Maryland) is reached by parking on U.S. 219 (Seneca Trail) in Preston County, W.Va. and ascending a logging trail (mostly in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia) and then something of a switchback near the ridgetop to the Maryland high point. 

Curiously, this high point is not owned by the public - according to state property tax records, it belongs to Western Pocahontas Properties, LP et al, an entity located in Huntington, W.Va.

There is a state park in extreme Northwest Georgia that was for many years accessible by paved road only from Alabama or Tennessee.

Mississippi's high point is also not owned by the public. Woodall Mountain is owned by a family.

[Zzonkmiles]

If it matters, I believe the highest point in the Interstate Highway System is on I-70 in Colorado. That may not be the highest point in the state, but it may be relevant for you.

[iBallasticwolf2]

If it matters, I believe the highest point in the Interstate Highway System is on I-70 in Colorado. That may not be the highest point in the state, but it may be relevant for you.

Did we even list CO on this list? If not it would be Mount Elbert and No on car accessibility.

[Rothman]

If it matters, I believe the highest point in the Interstate Highway System is on I-70 in Colorado. That may not be the highest point in the state, but it may be relevant for you.

Makes me wonder if any of the interstates in Alaska go higher in altitude.

[oscar]

If it matters, I believe the highest point in the Interstate Highway System is on I-70 in Colorado. That may not be the highest point in the state, but it may be relevant for you.

Makes me wonder if any of the interstates in Alaska go higher in altitude.

Nope. The highest pass in Alaska, Atigun Pass on non-Interstate AK 11, is only about 4800 feet. At higher altitudes, glaciers usually get in the way of road-builders.

[bassoon1986]

Driskill Mountain (LA): not sure how long the hike is (probably more than 0.5 mile), but otherwise yes.  It's only 535 feet above sea level.

We tried to find it once but missed a turn and ran out of time.

It's definitely not a long hike. Just not on a major state highway (507) that's for sure. It is marked more clearly now from the highway than it used to be.

[corco]

Some others:

ID: Mt Borah, no
MT: Granite Peak, no
KS: Mt Sunflower, hell yes, been there

[ModernDayWarrior]

Adding one that doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet:

MO (Taum Sauk Mountain): Yes.

[JREwing78]

The website The Fast Lane Car is doing a series where they visit every high point accessible by car. There's lot of great information and video about each site:
http://www.tflcar.com/2015/04/motor-mountain-usa-kick-off-epic-50-state-adventure/

[mcdonaat]

How about this - Mosely Hill in Grant Parish (Grant County, for you non-Louisiana people), IS the road. It's the point where US 167 tops the hill, and is the highest point in the parish/county. It's neat to know that you don't drive to it, but drive to, over, and down it, along a major 4-lane US Highway.

[Chris19001]

For possibly the lamest of all "high points", Ebright Azimuth (DE) is easily accessible by car.. 
You'll probably wish you hadn't though..  448 feet high in the middle o' suburbia.
Looks like it was on the original list on page 1, but slipped off recent versions.