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Jupiter Island in Martin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Hobe Mountain Tower

 
 
Hobe Mountain Tower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 16, 2023
1. Hobe Mountain Tower Marker
Inscription. This 10-minute walk up to the top of the Hobe Mountain Observation Tower will give you a view of the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, and the entire expanse of the park. As you walk through the Sand Pine Scrub (Vanishing plant Community) notice the changes in terrain and elevation. This "mountain" is the highest natural point south of Lake Okeechobee, rising 86 ft. above sea level on ancient sand dunes.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.
 
Location. 27° 1.025′ N, 80° 6.608′ W. Marker is on Jupiter Island, Florida, in Martin County. It can be reached from Southeast Federal Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14800 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound FL 33455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Treasure Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Murphy Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Sand Pine Scrub (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beach Hammock (about 600 feet away); Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck (approx. 1.1 miles away); Apollo School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Olympia School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Trapper Nelson Interpretive Site (approx. 4.3 miles away); Tennessee Volunteers and Militia Camp (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jupiter Island.
 
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Hobe Mountain Tower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 16, 2023
2. Hobe Mountain Tower Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 6, 2026