What is a "Two-Fer" County Highpoint?A well-written SummitPost page is already dedicated to USA County Highpoints in general. There are also well-written SummitPost pages dedicated to county highpoints in specific States. However, the intent of this SummitPost page is to define and display "two-fer" county highpoints only.
One might ask what a "two-fer" county highpoint is. In simple terms, as defined by the County Highpointers Association, a "two-fer" is a county highpoint shared by two adjacent counties. In other words, a "two-fer" highpoint is located along a county line and is the highest point for the adjacent counties along that county line.
There are four types of two-fer county highpoints: True two-fers, near two-fers, partial two-fers, and trip two-fers. The first two types are closer to the definition of a "two-fer" than the latter two types.
True two-fers are those county highpoints that strictly follow the "two-fer" definition given above.
Near two-fers are two county highpoints that are located within 1/4-mile of each other on the same ridge.
Partial two-fers occur when counties share multiple possible highpoint candidates and at least one of those highpoint candidates is a true two-fer as defined above.
Trip two-fers occur when one county highpoint is typically located within a one-mile hike or five-mile drive/ride of the second county highpoint's route.
For county highpointers, two-fers present great opportunities to eliminate multiple county highpoints during singular trips. In a sense, summiting a two-fer is like getting double the reward with half the effort for a county highpointer.Is There Such A Thing As A "Three-Fer" County Highpoint?
There is actually one so-called "three-fer" county highpoint in the United States: Blanca Peak in Colorado. However, the peak is not a true three-fer. Blanca Peak contains the highest point for three counties: Alamosa County, Costilla County, and Huerfano County. The summit of Blanca Peak is the highest point for both Alamosa County and Costilla County, and is a true two-fer in that regard, while the highest point for Huerfano County is located only a short distance from the summit along the northeast ridge of the mountain.
TRUE TWO-FERS
| STATE | COUNTY HIGHPOINT | COUNTIES |
| Alabama | Johnson Top | Madison, Jackson |
| Arkansas | Poteau Mountain | Scott, Sebastian |
| California | Mount Whitney | Inyo, Tulare |
| Colorado | Blanca Peak | Alamosa, Costilla |
| Colorado | Castle Peak | Gunnison, Pitkin |
| Colorado | Grays Peak | Clear Creek, Summit |
| Idaho | Meade Peak | Bear Lake, Caribou |
| Kentucky | Leesburg BM | Harrison, Scott |
| Kentucky & Virginia | Birch Gap | Dickenson, Pike |
| Montana | Edith Peak | Broadwater, Meagher |
| Montana | Snowshoe Peak | Lincoln, Sanders |
| New Mexico | Truchas Peak | Mora, Rio Arriba |
| North Carolina | Calloway Peak | Caldwell, Watauga |
| North Carolina & Tennessee | Clingmans Dome | Swain, Sevier |
| North Carolina & Tennessee | Roan High Knob | Mitchell, Carter |
| North Carolina | Standing Indian | Clay, Macon |
| Oregon | Mount Hood | Clackamas, Hood River |
| Oregon | Mount Jefferson | Jefferson, Linn |
| Oregon | South Sister | Deschutes, Lane |
| Oregon | Mount Thielsen | Douglas, Klamath |
| Pennsylvania | Big Mountain | Franklin, Fulton |
| Pennsylvania | Blue Mountain | Cumberland, Perry |
| Tennessee | Cross Mountain (The Flagpole) | Anderson, Campbell |
| Texas | Unnamed, 3000' Location | Hemphill, Wheeler |
| Utah | Delano Peak | Beaver, Piute |
| Utah | Eccentric BM | Daggett, Uintah |
| Utah | Thurston Peak (Francis BM) | Davis, Morgan |
| Virginia | Apple Orchard Mountain | Bedford, Botetourt |
| Virginia | Hawksbill Mountain | Madison, Page |
| Virginia | Rocky Mountain | Amherst, Rockbridge |
| Virginia | Mount Rogers | Grayson, Smyth |
| Washington | Mount Daniel | King, Kittitas |
| West Virginia | Ivy Knob | Raleigh, Wyoming |
| Wyoming | Cloud Peak | Big Horn, Johnson |
| Wyoming | Gannett Peak | Fremont, Sublette |
 Mount Daniel: HP of King & Kittitas Counties, Washington State NEAR TWO-FERS
| STATE | COUNTY HIGHPOINT | COUNTIES |
| California | Snow Mountain (East) | Colusa, Lake |
| Colorado | Crestone Peak | Custer, Saguache |
| Georgia | Tray Mountain | Habersham, White |
| Georgia | Brasstown Bald | Towns, Union |
| Illinois | High Knob | Gallatin, Hardin |
| Kansas/Missouri | Unnamed 1150' and 1130' Locations | Cass, Miami |
| Kentucky | Pilot Rock | Christian, Todd |
| North Carolina & Virginia | Fisher Peak | Surry, Carroll |
| Vermont | Mount Mansfield | Chittenden, Lamoille |
| Wyoming | Medicine Bow Peak | Albany, Carbon |
 Brasstown Bald: HP of Towns & Union Counties, Georgia PARTIAL TWO-FERS
| STATE | COUNTY HIGHPOINT | COUNTIES |
| Florida | Unnamed, 135' Location | Hardee, Manatee |
| Kentucky | Unnamed, 960' Location | Boone, Kenton |
| Kentucky | Unnamed, 1420' Location | Fleming and 1 of 3 Rowan |
| Maryland | Unnamed, 880' Location | Montgomery and 1 of 2 Howard |
| Missouri | Unnamed, 1480' Location | Taney and 1 of 8 Ozark |
| Nebraska | Unnamed, 2280' Location | Kearney and 1 of 2 Franklin |
| New Mexico | McKnight Mountain | Sierra and 1 of 2 Grant |
| Oklahoma | Unnamed, 1030' Location | 1 of 2 Nowata and 1 of 3 Washington |
| Tennessee | Flanigan Hill | Giles; 3 of 4 Maury |
| Tennessee | Unnamed, 2380' Location | Grundy; 1 of 2 Marion and 1 of 3 Sequatchie |
| Virginia | Unnamed, 1920' Location | Clarke, Loudon |
TRIP TWO-FERS
| STATE | COUNTY HIGHPOINT (IF NAMED) | COUNTY/COUNTIES | DISTANCE APART/CIRCUMSTANCE |
| Arkansas | | Randolph, Sharp | 2 miles apart by vehicle |
| California | | Kern, Ventura | 2.5 miles apart by trail |
| California | | San Mateo, Santa Cruz | 5.5 miles apart |
| Colorado | | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 1 mile apart on same ranch |
| Colorado | | San Miguel | 0.6 mile off Mt Wilson route (Dolores Co.). Plan on separate summit days. |
| Colorado | | Teller | 0.2 mile off Pikes Pk (El Paso Co.) toll road |
| Florida | | Collier, Hendry | 5 miles apart |
| Florida | | Okechobee | 4 spots within 5 miles of Indian River Co. |
| Georgia | | Polk | 0.2 mile off Flagpole Mtn route (Cherokee Co., Alabama) |
| Georgia | Bald Mountain | Murray | 3.5 mile road and 0.4 mile hike off route to Fannin Co. |
| Georgia | | Meriwether | 0.5 mile from Talbot Co. and 4 mile from Harris Co. |
| Georgia | Pine Log Mountain | Cherokee | on route to Bartow Co. liner |
| Indiana | | Fayette, Rush | 4 miles apart by vehicle |
| Iowa | | Buena Vista, Cherokee | 4.5 miles apart |
| Iowa | | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 3 miles apart |
| Iowa | | Howard, Mitchell | 1 mile apart |
| Iowa | | Des Moines, Louisa | 4 miles apart |
| Kansas | | Bourbon, Neosho | 4.5 miles apart |
| Kansas | | Butler, Elk | 1.5 miles apart |
| Kansas | | Edwards, Pawnee | 4 miles apart |
| Kansas | | Osage, Shawnee | 3.5 miles apart |
| Kansas | | Osborne, Russell | 3 miles apart |
| Louisiana | | Catahoula, LaSalle | |
| Maryland | Backbone Mountain | Garrett, Preston Co. (WV) | 1.2 miles apart by trail |
| Minnesota | | Anoka, Isanti | 0.7 mile apart |
| Minnesota | | Blue Earth, Le Sueur | 1 mile apart |
| Minnesota | | Faribault, Freeborn | 1 mile apart |
| Mississippi | | Prentiss, Union | 0.75 mile apart on the same ridge |
| Missouri | | Audrain, Calloway, Boone | 1.7 miles apart; Boone 5 miles from both |
| Missouri | | Bollinger, Perry | 3 miles apart |
| Missouri | | Buchanan, Platte | 5 miles apart by vehicle |
| Missouri | | Carroll, Livingston | 2.0 miles apart |
| Missouri | | Clay, Ray | 3.5 miles apart |
| Missouri | | Dallas, Laclede | 2 miles apart |
| Missouri | | Linn, Macon | about 5 miles apart |
| Nebraska | | Gage, Johnson | 3 miles apart |
| New Mexico | | Lincoln | 0.5 mile off hike to Sierra Blanca (Otero Co.) |
| New Mexico | | Valencia | 1.5 miles west of Crest Trail to Torrance Co. from the north |
| New York | | Duchess, Litchfield (CT) | 0.7 mile apart (and 3 miles to Columbia Co) |
| North Dakota | | Kidder, Wells | 1.5 miles apart |
| North Dakota | | Sioux, Corson (SD) | 5 miles apart by vehicle |
| Ohio | | Miami, Shelby | 3 miles apart by vehicle |
| Oklahoma | | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 1 mile apart |
| Oklahoma | | Custer, Washita | 4 miles apart |
| Oregon | | Marion | 0.6 mile from Mt Jefferson summit (Linn and Jefferson Counties) |
| Pennsylvania | Blue Knob - Schaefer Head | Bedford, Blair | 2.4 miles apart; 3.2 miles by road plus 0.9 mile hike |
| Pennsylvania | | Fayette, Westmoreland | 1.8 miles apart |
| South Dakota | | Bruel, Charles Mix | 5 miles apart |
| South Dakota | | Deuel, Hamlin | 3.5 miles apart |
| South Dakota | | Douglas, Hutchinson | 3 miles apart |
| South Dakota | | McCook, Minnehaha | 2.6 miles apart, or 4 miles by road |
| Tennessee | Old Black | Cocke | 0.2 mile off Mt Guyot route (Haywood Co., North Carolina) |
| Tennessee | Haw Knob | Monroe, Graham (NC) | trailheads 1 mile apart |
| Tennessee | | Lincoln | one mile hike from Alabama two-fer of Madison/Jackson Counties |
| Texas | | Brown, Comanche | 4.7 miles apart |
| Texas | | Concho, Menard | 1 mile apart |
| Texas | | DeWitt, Karnes | 1.6 miles apart |
| Texas | | Gonzalez, LaVaca | 2.9 miles apart |
| Texas | | Grimes, Montgomery | 2.9 miles apart |
| Texas | | Jack, Young | 0.5 mile apart on the same ridge |
| Texas | | Jasper, Newton | 3.7 miles apart |
| Texas | | Parker, Wise | 4.7 miles apart |
| Texas | | Polk, Tyler | 2 miles apart |
| Utah | Gilbert Peak | Summit | 1.3 miles off route to Kings Pk (Duchesne Co.). Plan on separate summit days. |
| Vermont | Signal and Butterfield Mtns | Caledonia, Orange | 1.6 miles apart with no trail |
| Vermont | Big Jay | Franklin | 1 mile off trail from Jay Pk (Orleans Co.) |
| Virginia | High Knob | Wise | less than 1 mile off routes to Norton City and Scott Co. |
| Virginia | Chestnut Knob | Bland | on route to Garden Mtn (Tazewell Co.) |
| Virginia | | Fluvanna, Louisa | two miles apart |
| Virginia | Poor Mountain | Montgomery | 3 miles by vehicle from Roanoke Co. |
| West Virginia | | Marion, Taylor | 0.4 mile apart |
| Wisconsin | Blue Mounds | Dane, Iowa | 2.5 miles apart, or 5 miles by road |
External LinksFor more information regarding county highpointing, please visit the official County Highpointers Association website. Images
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