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- MountainPeaks.net. Mountainpeaks.net, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
Notes: All Northern Florida Highlands peaks and Brooksville Ridge peaks except Citrus County High Point, Frazee Hill, Oak Hill, Pasco County High Point (Unnamed peak near Jessamine Lake Northeast), and Unnamed Peak southeast of Brooksville
- MountainZone. Mountainzone.com, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
Notes: All Northern Florida Highlands peaks and Brooksville Ridge peaks except Citrus County High Point, Frazee Hill, Oak Hill, Pasco County High Point (Unnamed peak near Jessamine Lake Northeast), and Unnamed Peak southeast of Brooksville
- Peakbagger. Peakbagger.com, November, 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
Notes: Polk County High Point, Unnamed Peak south of Camp Lake, Sugarloaf Mountain, Pasco County High Point (Unnamed peak near Jessamine Lake Northeast), Citrus County High Point, and Oak Hill
- Topoquest. Topoquest.com, 2008–2010. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
Notes: Frazee Hill, Unnamed Peak southeast of Brooksville, and Unnamed Peak east of Jacks Lake