Only in Florida would an area 300 feet above sea level be called a “highlands.”
We even have a place called “Sugarloaf Mountain” and it’s 312 feet above sea level -- the highest spot on the Florida peninsula is better then nothing.
That “mountain” is part of a very special area, the Lake Wales Ridge.
Located at the geographic center of Florida, it is like a spine up the middle of the state. It’s a 150-mile-long stretch of higher ground extending from Clermont on the north to Lake Placid on the south.
The Central Highlands are worth visiting for some of the most beautiful rolling hills, forests, streams and quaint small towns that Florida has to offer. And Sugarloaf Mountain is 35 minutes away from The Villages.
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