Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to:

Places

Albania

* Dukagjin Highlands

Armenia

* Armenian Highlands

Australia

Southern Highlands (New South Wales) The Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecar ...

, usually referred as the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales *

Central Highlands (Victoria) The Central Highlands is a large geographical region in central Victoria, Australia. The term is mainly used in a geological context to describe that part of the Great Dividing Range that is west of its alpine areas but does not extend to its ...

Central Highlands (Tasmania) The Central Highlands is a region in Tasmania, Australia where geographical and administrative boundaries closely coincide. It is also known as ''The Lake Country of Tasmania''. Geographical region The mountains of Central Tasmania are main ...

Northern Highlands The Northern Highlands are a mountainous biogeographical region of northern Madagascar. The region includes the Tsaratanana Massif (with the highest mountain of Madagascar, Maromokotro) and smaller nearby massifs such as Marojejy, Anjanaharibe-Su ...

, usually referred as the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales

Brazil

Brazilian Highlands The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau ( pt, Planalto Brasileiro) are an extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area, or some 4,5 ...

, the heartland of the country, located on the continental plateau

Canada

Grey Highlands Grey Highlands is a municipality in the southeast corner of Grey County, Ontario, Canada that was formed on January 1, 2001, by the amalgamation of the village of Markdale and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the ...

, a municipality in central Ontario near the Green Belt *

Highlands, British Columbia The District of Highlands (locally known as "the Highlands") is a district municipality near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 2,225 ...

, a municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia *

Highlands, Edmonton Highlands is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The area was annexed by Edmonton in 1912, and "was named in a contest offering a 50-dollar prize." In 2012, Highlan ...

, a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *

Highlands, Newfoundland and Labrador The Highlands is a coastal community located south west of Stephenville, on Bay St. George, Newfoundland. The former Way Office was established in 1881, where The first Waymaster was John MacPherson in 1892 and Margaret MacPherson in 1897. Once a ...

, a settlement

Iceland

Highlands of Iceland The Highlands of Iceland ( is, hálendið ) are a sparsely inhabited plateau that covers most of the interior of Iceland. They are situated above 400–500 metres (1300–1600 feet) and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert, because the wa ...

, cover most of the interior of Iceland

Africa

Ethiopian Highlands The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below , while the summits reach heights of up to . ...

, mountains in Ethiopia and Eritrea *The Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon, also known as the

Western High Plateau The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation. The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mounta ...

Papua New Guinea

Eastern Highlands Province Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km², and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary w ...

Southern Highlands Province Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its provincial capital is the town of Mendi. According to Papua New Guinea's national 2011 census, the total population of Southern Highlands (after the separation of Hela Province) is 515,511 ...

Western Highlands Province Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 4,299 km2, and there are 362,850 inhabitants (2011 census), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated pro ...

Thailand

Thai highlands The Thai highlands or Hills of northern Thailand is a mountainous natural region in the north of Thailand. Its mountain ranges are part of the system of hills extending through Laos, Burma, and China and linking to the Himalayas, of which they ma ...

United Kingdom

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...

, a historic region of Scotland *

Highland (council area) Highland ( gd, A' Ghàidhealtachd, ; sco, Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census. It share ...

and former region *

Highland (ward) Highland is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Perth and Kinross Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 Election 2022 Perth and Kinross Council election 2018 By-election 2017 Electio ...

, a council ward in Perth and Kinross

United States

Highland

Highland, Arkansas Highland is a city in Sharp County, Arkansas, Sharp County, Arkansas, United States. The city was incorporated in 1998 and is located in ''Sharp County''. It is the fourth largest city in Sharp County with a population of 982 in 2020 Geography H ...

Highland, California Highland (and neighboring "East Highlands") is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population of the city was 53,104 as of the 2010 census, up from 44,605 at the 2000 census. The term ''Highland'' also refers to a geo ...

*Highland, California, a former name of

Highland Springs, Lake County, California Highland Springs (formerly Highland) is a set of springs which was turned into a resort in the 19th century in Lake County, California. The resort grew to be able to accommodate 200 people, attracted by the curative powers of the mineral waters an ...

Highland, Denver Highland is a distinct city-center neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, bounded by West 38th Avenue to the north, a Union Pacific Railroad line on the east, the South Platte River to the southeast, Speer Boulevard on the south, and Federal Boulevard ...

, Colorado, a former town, now a neighborhood in Denver (not to be confused with Highlands, Denver, Colorado) *

Highland, Illinois Highland is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,991 at the 2020 census. Highland began as a Swiss settlement and derived its name from later German immigrants. Highland is a sister city of Sursee in Switzerlan ...

Highland, Lake County, Indiana Highland is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,727 at the 2010 census. The town was incorporated on April 4, 1910. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and North Township, and is surrounded by Hamm ...

Highland, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Highland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,489 at the 2010 census.https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-16.pdf Geography Highland is located at (38 ...

Highland, Vermillion County, Indiana Highland is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Highland was probably so named on account of its lofty elevation. A post office was established at Highland in 1838, and remained ...

Highland, Washington County, Indiana Highland is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of th ...

Highland, Iowa Highland is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River an ...

Highland, Kansas Highland is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 903. It is home to Highland Community College. History Short Summary The Highland Township was started with the founding ...

Highland (St. Francisville, Louisiana) Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...

, listed on the NRHP in Louisiana *

Highland, Maryland Highland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,133. It uses the 20777 zip code. Geography The community is located in southern Howar ...

Highland (MBTA station) Highland station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Needham Line. It is located in the Bellevue Hill section of West Roxbury. The station has a mini-high platform for accessibility. The station originall ...

, a train station in West Roxbury, Massachusetts *

Highland, Minnesota (disambiguation) Highland, Minnesota may refer to: * Highland, Fillmore County, Minnesota *Highland, Lake County, Minnesota *Highland, Wright County, Minnesota *Highland Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota Highland Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minne ...

Highland, Wright County, Minnesota Highland is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Middleville Township, Wright County, Minnesota, Middleville Township, Wright County, Minnesota, Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Wright County ...

, an unincorporated community in central Minnesota *

Highland, Missouri Highland is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. History Highland's name is topographical and was named after a nearby creek. It is located in the north-central part of Cinque Homm ...

Highland, Sullivan County, New York Highland is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 2,530 at the 2010 census. The town's name denotes its location on elevated ground north of the Delaware River. The town is in the southwestern part of the count ...

Highland, Ulster County, New York Highland is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,647 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New York City Combined Statistical area. Highland is a community in the town of Lloyd, ...

Highland, Ohio Highland is a village in Fairfield Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. History Highland was originally called Lexington, and under the latter name laid out in 1816. James G. Polk, a Dem ...

Highland, Utah Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo– Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase o ...

* Highland (James Monroe house), listed on the NRHP in Virginia * Highland, Washington *

Highland, Douglas County, Wisconsin Highland is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census. Transportation Wisconsin Highway 27 and County Road S are two of the main routes in the community. Geography Ac ...

, a town *

Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin Highland is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. The village of Highland, Wisconsin, Highland is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Cens ...

, a town **

Highland, Wisconsin Highland is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 842 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within the Town of Highland. Geography Highland is loca ...

, a village within the town of Highland in Iowa County * The Highland, an NRHP-registered building in Massachusetts

Highlands

Thomas I. Stoner House The Thomas I. Stoner House in Des Moines, Iowa, also known as The Highlands, was designed by Wetherell & Harrison and was built in 1931. It includes elements of Spanish Eclectic and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture. It overlooks ...

, a historic house in Des Moines, Iowa, also known as ''The Highlands'' *

Highlands, Harare Highlands is a middle class, residential suburb in the east of Harare, best known as the home of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, and for its ethnic diversity, history, natural environment and splendid panoramic views of downtown Harare. It ...

, a middle income suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe *

Highlands (Smithfield, Kentucky) Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Albania *Dukagjin Highlands Armenia *Armenian Highlands Australia *South ...

, listed on the NRHP in Kentucky *

The Highlands, Louisville The Highlands is an area in Louisville, Kentucky which contains a high density of nightclubs, eclectic businesses, and many upscale and fast food restaurants. It is centered along a stretch of Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue (US 31E/ US 150) a ...

, an area in Kentucky *

Highlands, Lexington Highlands is a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in ...

, a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States * The Highlands (Massachusetts), a summit in Barnstable County * Highlands, Holyoke, Massachusetts, a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts *

Highlands, New Jersey :''See also New York–New Jersey Highlands for the northwestern part of the state.'' Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, its population was 5,005,

Highlands, New York Highlands is a town on the eastern border of Orange County, New York. The population was 12,492 at the 2010 census. West Point, including the United States Military Academy, is located alongside the Hudson River in Highlands, and the military re ...

, the location of West Point *

New York–New Jersey Highlands The New York – New Jersey Highlands is a geological formation composed primarily of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock running from the Delaware River near Musconetcong Mountain, northeast through the Skylands Region of New Jersey alon ...

, a range of mountains primarily in Western New Jersey *

Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly i ...

, a small town in the western North Carolina mountains * The Highlands (Pennsylvania), a historic mansion and gardens located north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

Highlands, Texas Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) located along the Union Pacific Railroad, north of Interstate 10 and west of Farm to Market Road 2100, in an industrialized area of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The population ...

The Highlands (Seattle) The Highlands is a gated community founded in 1907 adjacent to Seattle, Washington's Broadview neighborhood, north of Downtown Seattle. In 1995 The Highlands became part of the city of Shoreline. The neighborhood has been the home to the Boein ...

, a gated community in Washington state *

East Renton Highlands, Washington East Renton Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States, located between Issaquah and Renton. The population was 11,937 at the 2020 census. History In 1996, the city of Renton proposed an annexation ...

, an unincorporated community, which is sometimes simply called ''The Highlands'' *

The Highlands (Wheeling, West Virginia) The Highlands is a retail park in Triadelphia, West Virginia, 7 miles east of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling. It opened in August 2004 with what was then the only Cabela's within a 5-hour distance.Highlands County, Florida Highlands County is a County (United States), county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 101,235. Its county seat is Sebring, Florida, Sebring ...

* The Highlands School, in Irving, Texas

Education

* Highland Community College (Illinois), a community college in Freeport, Illinois *

Highland High School (disambiguation) Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States: *Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona) *Highland High School (Arkansas), Highland High School (Highland, Arkansas) *Highland High School (Bakersfield, California) ...

Highland Middle School (disambiguation) Highland Middle School can refer to several schools in North America: * Highland Middle School (Libertyville, Illinois) * Highland Middle School (Louisville, Kentucky) Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is a public school district located ...

Highland School (disambiguation) Highland School may refer to: * Highland School (Boulder, Colorado), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Highland School (Atlanta, Georgia), National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia, listed on t ...

Highland School of Technology Highland School of Technology is a magnet public high school located in Gastonia, North Carolina. It is the first magnet school available to students in the Gaston County Schools public school district and draws students from each of the other n ...

, Gastonia, North Carolina * Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia *

Highlands Elementary School (disambiguation) Highlands Elementary School may refer to: In Canada * Highlands Elementary School (Cranbrook), Cranbrook, British Columbia * Highlands Elementary School (North Vancouver), North Vancouver, British Columbia * Hart Highlands Elementary School, Prin ...

Other uses

Highland

* ''Highland'' (album), by One More Time, 1992 ** "Highland" (song), the title song * Highland (automobile), an 1890s Australian car *

Highland (band) Highland was a German dance music, dance/hip hop music, hip hop project. History Their music is recognizable for using Italian and sometimes Latin lyrics together with hip hop beats and rapping performed in English. The members of the act were ...

, a German dance/hip hop group *

Highland (Irish) A highland is an Irish musical form in duple meter, largely idiomatic of Donegal. Like the fling, it is related to the Scottish highland fling and the hornpipe, found throughout the British Isles. Like its Scottish cousin, a fling is played in c ...

, an Irish musical form *

Highland (surname) Highland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Byron G. Highland (1934–1967), American combat photographer * Jacob Highland (1932–2015), American volleyball player * Patrick Highland (born 1841 or 1842), American Civil War Me ...

, including a list of people with the name * Highland cattle, a breed of cattle *

Highland Park distillery Highland Park distillery is the second northernmost single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Scotland ( Kimbland Distillery on Sanday being 22 miles further north), located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands. History Highland Park distillery wa ...

, in the Orkney Islands *

Highland Peak (California) Highland Peak is a prominent 10,936-foot-elevation (3,333 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Alpine County of northern California, United States. It is situated 3.5 miles east of Ebbetts Pass in the Carson-Ic ...

, a mountain in Sierra Nevada * Highland pony, a breed of horse * Highland Radio, an Irish radio station * Highland Records, a record label *

Highland station (disambiguation) Highland station or Highlands station may refer to: * Highland station (Capital MetroRail), a commuter rail station in Austin, Texas, USA * Highland station (MBTA), a commuter rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, USA * Highland station (New York ...

, stations of the name *

Highland Superstores Highland Superstores was an American consumer electronics and home appliance chain. It was founded in 1933 as Highland Appliance by Harry Mondry in Highland Park, Michigan. By the end of the 1970s, the chain had 18 stores throughout the midwest w ...

, a defunct American consumer electronics and home appliance chain *Highland, the fictional town that is the setting of ''

Beavis and Butt-Head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, ...

'' * SS ''Highland'', a Hansa A Type cargo ship in service 1946-59

Highlands

* "Highlands" (song), a 1997 song by Bob Dylan * ''Highlands'' (TV series), a Scottish television series produced and broadcast by STV *

Aspen Highlands Aspen Highlands is a skiing mountain in Aspen, Colorado. It is famous for the Highland Bowl, which provides what some people consider some of the most intense, wild, and fun skiing in the state. The Aspen Skiing Company operates Aspen Highlands. ...

, one of four ski areas near Aspen, Colorado, owned by the Aspen Skiing Company * Highlands Hospital, a former hospital in north London * ''Highlands'' (album) by White Heart *

Highlands (Metra station) Highlands station is one of three commuter railroad stations along Metra's BNSF Line in Hinsdale, Illinois. The station is from Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use sta ...

, one of three commuter railroad stations along Metra's BNSF Railway line in Hinsdale, Illinois