<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Climbing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Easiest route </Th> <Td> Hike, Road </Td> </Tr> <P> Sugarloaf Mountain is the fifth - highest named point in the U.S. state of Florida . At 312 feet (95 meters) above sea level it is also the highest point on the geographic Florida Peninsula . The mountain is in Lake County, near the town of Clermont . Comparatively, Florida's highest point, Britton Hill, rises to 345 feet (105 m) above sea level in the Florida Panhandle . However, Sugarloaf Mountain is the most prominent point in the entire state . </P> <P> Sugarloaf Mountain, located along the western shore of Lake Apopka in Lake County, Florida, is the northernmost named upland associated with the Lake Wales Ridge, a series of sand hills running south to Highlands County . The mountain, really a ridge with rolling dome - like peaks, rises abruptly from the surrounding flat terrain . Its prominence is thought to be 245 feet (75 m), with its highest peak having a local prominence of approximately 200 feet (61 m) relative to the surrounding ridge . Despite not being the highest point in Florida (which is Britton Hill near the Alabama border, the lowest high point of any U.S. state), Sugarloaf Mountain's summit is the most prominent peak in the state, and in a national ranking, is more prominent than the most prominent hills in both Louisiana and Delaware . </P>

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