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) *

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, 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 ...

, 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, a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Highlands, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 pr ...

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 m ...

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 S ...

, 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 shar ...

and former region * Highland (ward), a council ward in Perth and Kinross

United States

Highland

* Highland, Arkansas * Highland, California *Highland, California, a former name of Highland Springs, Lake County, California * Highland, Denver, 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 Switzerl ...

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, Vermillion County, Indiana * Highland, Washington County, Indiana *

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 (St. Francisville, Louisiana), 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 How ...

* Highland (MBTA station), a train station in West Roxbury, Massachusetts * Highland, Minnesota (disambiguation) * Highland, Wright County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in central Minnesota * Highland, Missouri *

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, 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) Highland, formerly Ash Lawn–Highland, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, and adjacent to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, was the estate of James Monroe, a Founding Father and fifth president of the United States. Purchased ...

, listed on the NRHP in Virginia * Highland, Washington * Highland, Douglas County, Wisconsin, a town * Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, 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 locat ...

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

Highlands

* Thomas I. Stoner House, 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. ...

, a middle income suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe * Highlands (Smithfield, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky * The Highlands, Louisville, an area in Kentucky * Highlands, Lexington, a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States * The Highlands (Massachusetts), a summit in Barnstable County *

Highlands, Holyoke, Massachusetts The Highlands is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts located northwest of the city center, adjacent to the downtown. Originally a series of farms and estates, it was first known as Manchester Grounds, as the area's land was reportedly purchas ...

, 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 r ...

, the location of West Point * New York–New Jersey Highlands, 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 area, unincorporated Harris County, Texas, Harris Count ...

* The Highlands (Seattle), 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), a shopping, dining and entertainment complex *

Highlands County, Florida Highlands County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,235. Its county seat is Sebring. Highlands County comprises the Sebring-Avon Park, FL Metropol ...

The Highlands School The Highlands School is a private, PK–12 Catholic college preparatory school in Irving, Texas, United States. It was established in 1986, in the front room of a family's house in Highland Park, Dallas. The last twenty years, The Highlands Scho ...

, in Irving, Texas

Education

Highland Community College (Illinois) Highland Community College is a public community college in Freeport, Illinois. The college is recognized by the Illinois Community College Board and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Highland was first established in 1962 ...

, a community college in Freeport, Illinois * Highland High School (disambiguation) * Highland Middle School (disambiguation) * Highland School (disambiguation) *

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 In the U.S. education system, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magne ...

, Gastonia, North Carolina * Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia * Highlands Elementary School (disambiguation)

Other uses

Highland

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

, an Irish musical form * Highland (surname), 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 was f ...

, in the Orkney Islands * Highland Peak (California), a mountain in Sierra Nevada * Highland pony, a breed of horse *

Highland Radio Highland Radio is the local radio service for the County Donegal (North) franchise, operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). Headquartered at the Mountain Top in Letterkenny, the station broadcasts throughout ...

, an Irish radio station * Highland Records, a record label * Highland station (disambiguation), 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 ...

, 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, an ...

'' * 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 Highlands Hospital was a hospital in Winchmore Hill, in the London Borough of Enfield which closed in 1993.

, a former hospital in north London * ''Highlands'' (album) by White Heart * Highlands (Metra station), one of three commuter railroad stations along Metra's BNSF Railway line in Hinsdale, Illinois