Cavanal Hill
Cavanal Hill (officially Cavanal Mountain[1]), located near Poteau, Oklahoma, is billed by a local chamber of commerce as the tallest hill in the world at 1,999 feet (609 m).[2] The actual summit elevation is 2,385 feet (727 m) above sea level;[1] the difference in elevation between the summit and the Poteau River 3 miles (5 km) to the north is 1,960 feet (600 m).[3]
The billing is based on the delineation between a hill and a mountain, that being if the geographical feature were 2,000 feet or higher than its base, then it would be classified as a mountain instead of a hill.[4]
[edit] History
The area of Cavanal Hill was once an old mining town called Witteville. This was absorbed by Poteau since the Great Depression. Cavanal Hill has a main road that leads to the top. There, you can see a large view of Sugar Loaf Mountain, Poteau, and the Ouachita Mountains.
[edit] References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cavanal Mountain
- ^ "Cavanal Hill". Poteau Chamber of Commerce (Poteau, OK). http://www.poteauchamber.com/Community/CavanalHill/tabid/88/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Poteau West 7.5 minute quadrangle
- ^ However, the Geographic Names Information System lists hundreds of summits with "Hill" in their name which are higher than 2,000 feet.
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Coordinates: 35°04′15″N 94°40′46″W / 35.0709314°N 94.6793926°W
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