I've seen Mount Sunflower on Kansas maps since I was a little boy. All the atlases and geography textbooks mention this highest point in Kansas, so it's got to be pretty impressive, right? Well, sort of. But not in the way you might think.
The landmark itself is located on a working cattle ranch, down several well-maintained gravel roads. It's private property, but the owners have generously opened it up to the public. It features handmade folk art, a guest book with signatures visitors from all over, and a lovely view. In the surrounding fields, we saw antelope, mourning doves, meadowlarks, and lots of cattle.
The impressive thing about Mount Sunflower is the impressive thing about the Sunflower State itself: Caring, thoughtful people have made something here that's worth coming to see. It may not be very fancy, but it's charming, unique, and more than worth the trip. The hospitality, can-do attitude, and cheerful humility of Kansas are on full display here at the highest point in the state.
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