Sand ridge running for about 100 miles south to north in Central Florida
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Lake Wales Ridge indicated on a satellite image of the Florida Peninsula
The Lake Wales Ridge, sometimes referred to as the Mid-Florida Ridge,[1] is a sand ridge running for about 100 miles (160 km) south to north in Central Florida. Clearly viewable from satellite, the white sands of the ridge are located in Highlands County and Polk County, and also extend north into Osceola, Orange, and Lake Counties. It is named for the city of Lake Wales, roughly at the midpoint of the ridge. The highest point of the ridge is Sugarloaf Mountain, which at 312 feet (95 meters) is also the highest natural point in peninsular Florida. (The highest point of land, at 371 ft (113 m), is a manmade mining tank west of Bartow.) Iron Mountain, the location of Bok Tower, marks another well known high point on the ridge, attaining an elevation of 295 ft (90 m). A northern unconnected extension of the Lake Wales Ridge exists in western Putnam County near the town of Grandin.
^Eastern States Archaeological Federation. Archaeology of Eastern North America, Volume 11, p. 54
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