High Point, Washington facts for kids

For the neighborhood of Seattle, see High Point, Seattle, Washington.

High Point is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

High Point, on the eastern fringe of Issaquah, was the location of Tent City 4 beginning in early 2016, while the camp was waiting a permit to move to Bellevue.

History

A post office called High Point was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1943. The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.

Municipalities and communities of King County, Washington, United States

County seat: Seattle

Cities	Algona Auburn‡ Bellevue Black Diamond Bothell‡ Burien Carnation Clyde Hill Covington Des Moines Duvall Enumclaw‡ Federal Way Issaquah Kenmore Kent Kirkland Lake Forest Park Maple Valley Medina Mercer Island Milton‡ Newcastle Normandy Park North Bend Pacific‡ Redmond Renton Sammamish SeaTac Seattle Shoreline Snoqualmie Tukwila Woodinville

Towns	Beaux Arts Village Hunts Point Skykomish Yarrow Point

CDPs	Ames Lake Baring Boulevard Park Bryn Mawr-Skyway Cottage Lake East Renton Highlands Fairwood Fall City Hobart Klahanie Lake Holm Lake Marcel-Stillwater Lake Morton-Berrydale Lakeland North Lakeland South Maple Heights-Lake Desire Mirrormont Ravensdale Riverbend Riverton Shadow Lake Snoqualmie Pass‡ Tanner Union Hill-Novelty Hill Vashon White Center Wilderness Rim

Unincorporated communities	Bayne Cumberland Edgewick Ernie's Grove Grotto High Point Kanaskat Kangley Krain Lisabeula Magnolia Beach Osceola Palmer Preston Raeco Selleck Stillwater Veazie White

Indian reservation	Muckleshoot Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Barneston Hot Springs Kerriston Lester Nagrom Page Rockdale Sheridan Taylor Wellington Weston

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°31′59″N 121°58′42″W / 47.53306°N 121.97833°W / 47.53306; -121.97833

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