Highland 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 ...

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

Africa

* Highlands, Johannesburg, South Africa * Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe *

Ethiopian Highlands The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian 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 , whil ...

, a mass of mountains * Northern Highlands, Madagascar *

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 ...

, or Western Highlands, or Cameroon Highlands

The Americas

Brazil

Brazilian Highlands The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau () is an extensive geographical region covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all some 4,500,000 km2 (1,930,511 sq mi) or approximately half of the country's la ...

, a geographical region

Canada

Highlands, British Columbia The District of Highlands (locally known as the Highlands and also known as Highlands) is a district municipality near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highla ...

, a municipality * Highlands, Edmonton, a residential neighbourhood * Highlands, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement

United States

* Highland, Arkansas * Highland, California *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, Lake County, California. The resort grew to be able to accommodate 200 people, attracted by the curative powers ...

* Highland, Denver, Colorado * Highland City, Florida *

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 A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital ...

* Highland, Illinois *

Highland, Lake County, Indiana Highland is a town in Lake County, Indiana, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,984 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated on April 4, 1910. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and North Township, Lake ...

* Highland, Indiana (disambiguation), the name of several places * Highland, Iowa * Highland, Kansas *

Highlands, Lexington Highlands is a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, ...

, 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) ...

, Kentucky *

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 Howa ...

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 purcha ...

The Highlands (Massachusetts) The Highlands is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Barnstable County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 228,996. The county ...

, a mountain *

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 {{Geodis ...

, the name of several places *

Highland, Missouri Highland is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of th ...

Highlands, New Jersey :''See also New York–New Jersey Highlands for the northwestern part of New Jersey.'' Highlands is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in northern Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A historic waterfront ...

Highlands Air Force Station Highlands Air Force Station was a military installation in Middletown Township near the borough of Highlands, New Jersey. The station provided ground-controlled interception radar coverage as part of the Lashup Radar Network and the Semi-Autom ...

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 alo ...

, a geological formation * Highland, Sullivan County, New York * Highland, Ulster County, New York * Highlands, New York *

Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporation (municipal government), incorporated town in Macon County, North Carolina, Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National F ...

* Highland, Ohio *

Highland County, Ohio Highland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,317. Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county is named for the topography which is hilly and divides the watersheds of the Little M ...

* Highlands, Texas * Highland, Utah * Highland, Virginia * Highland County, Virginia * Highland, Washington * The Highlands (Seattle), Washington, a gated community * Highland, West Virginia (disambiguation), the name of several places * Highland, Wisconsin (disambiguation), the name of several places

Asia

* Central Highlands (India) * Thai highlands

Europe

* Dukagjin Highlands, Albania *

Armenian highlands The Armenian highlands (; also known as the Armenian upland, Armenian plateau, or Armenian tableland)Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: ...

, a geographical region * Highlands of Iceland, a geographical area *

Scottish Highlands The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Scots language, Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gae ...

, a historic region of Scotland **

Highland (council area) Highland (, ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the United Kingdo ...

* Highland (ward), in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Oceania

Australia

* Southern Highlands (New South Wales), usually referred as the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales * Central Highlands (region), Victoria * Highlands, Victoria, rural town in Victoria, in the Shire of Mitchell *

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 mai ...

Tasmanian Central Highlands The Tasmanian Central Highlands is an interim Australian bioregion located in central highlands region of Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is ...

, a bioregion ** Central Highlands Council

Papua New Guinea

* Highlands Region

Arts and entertainment

* ''Highland'' (album), by One More Time, 1992 ** "Highland" (song) * ''Highlands'' (album), by White Heart, 1993 * "Highlands" (song), by Bob Dylan, 1997 * Highland (band), a German dance/hip hop group * Highland (Irish), an Irish musical form *Highland, the fictional town that is the setting of ''

Beavis and Butt-Head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, Stupi ...

'' * ''Highlands'' (TV series), a 2008 Scottish TV series

Buildings

* Highland (St. Francisville, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana * Highland (James Monroe house), Virginia, U.S. * The Highland, a historic building in Massachusetts, U.S. * Highlands (Smithfield, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky * Highlands, Wahroonga, Australia *

The Highlands (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania) The Highlands is a historic building and property located near Fort Washington, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Highlands was built in 1794-1796 by Philadelphia merchant and politician Anthony ...

, U.S., a historic building * The Highlands (Wheeling, West Virginia), U.S., a retail complex * Thomas I. Stoner House, or The Highlands, a historic house in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. * Highland Theatre, a historic theater in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Education

* Highland Community College (disambiguation) * Highland High School (disambiguation) * Highland Middle School (disambiguation) * Highland School (disambiguation) *

Highlands Christian College Highlands Christian College, formerly Christian Outreach College Toowoomba, is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, P-12, school, located in Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by ...

, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia * Highlands Elementary School (disambiguation) *

The Highland School The Highland School is a democratic education, democratic school for day and boarding students in Ellenboro, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1981 by Charlotte and Steve Landvoigt. The school was inspired by the Summerhill School ...

, in Ellenboro, West Virginia * The Highlands School, in Irving, Texas * The Highlands School, Reading, England

Other uses

* Highland (automobile), an 1890s Australian car * Highland (surname), including a list of people with the name * Highland cattle, a breed of cattle * 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). The station began broadcasting on 15 March 1990, and is franchised until 2024. Hea ...

, an Irish radio station * Highland Records, a record label * Highland Superstores, a defunct American consumer electronics and home appliance chain * SS ''Highland'', a cargo ship 1963–69 * Highlands Hospital, a former hospital in north London