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Great Plains

Range Type	Miscellaneous physical or political Feature
Highest Point	Fishers Peak (9627 ft/2934 m)
Countries	United States (62%), Canada (38%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Texas (18%), Alberta (17%), Saskatchewan (13%), Kansas (6%), South Dakota (6%), Nebraska (6%), North Dakota (6%), Montana (5%), Oklahoma (5%), Manitoba (4%), Colorado (3%), Northwest Territories (2%), New Mexico (2%), Louisiana (2%), Wyoming (2%), British Columbia (1%), Missouri (1%), Minnesota (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	1,279,014 sq mi / 3,312,646 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,488 mi / 4,003 km North-South 1,731 mi / 2,786 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	43° 51' N; 94° 38' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Great Plains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Great Plains.

North America Plains	Level 2 (Parent)
Canadian Shield	Level 3 (Sibling)
Great Plains	Level 3
Canadian Great Plains	Level 4 (Child)
Northern US Great Plains	Level 4 (Child)
Black Hills	Level 4 (Child)
Central Great Plains	Level 4 (Child)
Southern Great Plains	Level 4 (Child)
Midwest-Great Lakes Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ozark Highlands	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Great Plains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Fishers Peak	9627	2934	Southern Great Plains
2.	Fishers Peak Mesa	9626	2934	Southern Great Plains
3.	Bartlett Mesa	8882	2707	Southern Great Plains
4.	Laughlin Peak	8818	2688	Southern Great Plains
5.	Sierra Grande	8720	2658	Southern Great Plains
6.	Towndrow Peak	8624	2629	Southern Great Plains
7.	Dale Mountain	8480+	2585+	Southern Great Plains
8.	Red Mountain	8423	2567	Southern Great Plains
9.	Capulin Mountain	8182	2494	Southern Great Plains
10.	Bald Mountain	7881	2402	Central Great Plains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Fishers Peak	9627	2934	Southern Great Plains
2.	Bald Mountain	7881	2402	Central Great Plains
3.	Harney Peak	7242	2207	Black Hills
4.	West Butte	6983	2128	Canadian Great Plains
5.	Red Benchmark	5450	1661	Northern US Great Plains

Photos of Peaks in the Great Plains

Mount Rushmore: Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Panorama Point: A tiny monument marks the highest elevation in Nebraska, with endless plains stretching into the distance.

Devils Tower: A very pleasant trail circles Devils Tower, providing nice views through the trees.

Black Mesa: This beautiful granite monument atop the flat expanse of Black Mesa marks the highest spot in Oklahoma.

Mount Sunflower: The high point of Kansas, Mount Sunflower, had these interesting sculptures decorating the summit.

Castle Rock Butte: Castle Rock Butte, looking west from the near the geographic center of the U.S.A.

White Butte: White Butte, North Dakota rises above cattle grazing lands.

Mount Scott: Mount Scott is a huge surprise, looking like a real mountain rising out of the middle of Oklahoma.

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