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| region = Highlands
| fasttravel = Extraction Point<br>Hyperion Bridge<br>Overlook
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| fasttravel = Extraction Point<br />Hyperion Bridge<br />Overlook
| connections = [[The Dust]]<br>[[The Highlands - Outwash]]<br>[[The Holy Spirits]]<br>[[Opportunity]]<br>[[Thousand Cuts]]<br>[[Wildlife Exploitation Preserve]]
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| connections = [[The Dust]]<br />[[The Highlands - Outwash]]<br />[[The Holy Spirits]]<br />[[Opportunity]]<br />[[Thousand Cuts]]<br />[[Wildlife Exploitation Preserve]]
 
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'''The Highlands''' is an area in'' [[Borderlands 2]]''. The town of [[The Highlands#Overlook|Overlook]] is located here.
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'''The Highlands''' is an area in ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' for the first time becomes accessible during the story mission [[Bright Lights, Flying City]]. The town of [[The Highlands#Overlook|Overlook]] is located here.
   
 
==Inhabitants==
 
==Inhabitants==
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*[[Combat Engineer]]
 
*[[Combat Engineer]]
 
*[[Constructor]]
 
*[[Constructor]]
*[[Loader]]
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*[[Loader]]s
 
*[[Stalker (enemy)|Stalker]]
 
*[[Stalker (enemy)|Stalker]]
 
*[[Thresher]]
 
*[[Thresher]]
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===Blake Bridge===
 
===Blake Bridge===
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It is bridge, thrown through the Whispering Riverbed canyon. Named after [[Jeffrey Blake]]. The bridge has an auxiliary bottom platform, on which one can find one of the [[Hidden Journals|Tannis's ECHOs]] and a [[Lootable object#Dahl Red Weapon Chest|red chest]].
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===Whispering Riverbed===
   
 
===Extraction Point===
 
===Extraction Point===
   
 
===Frothing Creek Mill===
 
===Frothing Creek Mill===
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Frothing Creek Mill is an old rundown abandoned mill that has been overrun by stalkers.
   
 
===Hyperion Bridge===
 
===Hyperion Bridge===
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Hyperion Bridge is a very long bridge leading to the Hyperion capital city in Pandora, Opportunity.
   
 
===Hunter's Bane===
 
===Hunter's Bane===
A large hollow ridden with stalker nests and droppings near Overlook. Henry the Stalker resides here, and was (presumably) the place of death of Taggart.
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A large hollow rife with stalker nests and droppings near Overlook. Henry the Stalker resides here, and this was (presumably) the place of death of Taggart.
   
 
===Isotope Reclamation Tower===
 
===Isotope Reclamation Tower===
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[[File:Isotope_Reclamation_Tower.jpg|thumb|Isotope Reclamation Tower]]
 
The fuse box on top of this tower can be shot from a [[Winds of the Highlands]] flag nearby.
 
The fuse box on top of this tower can be shot from a [[Winds of the Highlands]] flag nearby.
   
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===Mercury Induction Center===
 
===Mercury Induction Center===
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[[File:Mercury_induction_Center.jpg|thumb|Mercury Induction Center]]
 
The electrical field is controlled by a fuse box on top of the Isotope Reclamation Tower.
 
The electrical field is controlled by a fuse box on top of the Isotope Reclamation Tower.
   
 
===Old Cranky's Pond===
 
===Old Cranky's Pond===
[[File:Borderlands2 - Old Cranky's Pod-0|full|right|300px]]
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[[File:Borderlands2 - Old Cranky's Pod-0|full|right|180px]]
Old Cranky's Pond is a pond with a narrow jetty running out to an abandoned fishing hut. A windsock for [[Winds of the Highlands]] is located next to a shack here, and one of Tannis's ECHOs out past the hut.
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Old Cranky's Pond is a pond with a narrow jetty running out to an abandoned fishing hut. A windsock for [[Winds of the Highlands]] is located next to a shack here, and one of Tannis's ECHOs lies out past the hut.
   
 
===Overlook===
 
===Overlook===
This is a town at the top of a hill with The Holy Spirits bar at the base of the hill. The town has a medications vendor, ammo vendor, and gun vendor. It also has a fast travel station, and a Catch-a-ride station. 
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This is a town at the top of a hill with The Holy Spirits bar at the base of the hill. The town has a medications vendor, ammo vendor, and gun vendor. It also has a fast travel station and a Catch-a-ride station. 
   
 
===Whispering Riverbed===
 
===Whispering Riverbed===
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Whispering Riverbed is the site of a dried out river located under Blake Bridge and is now populated by threshers.
   
==Connections==
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==Missions==
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==Side Missions==
*[[The Dust]]
 
*[[The Highlands - Outwash]]
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*[[The Overlooked: This is Only a Test]]
*[[The Holy Spirits]]
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*[[The Overlooked: Shields Up]]
*[[Opportunity]]
 
*[[Thousand Cuts]]
 
*[[Wildlife Exploitation Preserve]]
 
   
==Challenge==
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==Challenges==
*[[Cult of the Vault]]
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*[[Cult of the Vault locations (Borderlands 2)#The Highlands|Cult of the Vault]]
 
*[[Winds of the Highlands]]
 
*[[Winds of the Highlands]]
 
*[[Failure to Communicate]]
 
*[[Failure to Communicate]]
*[[What Does it Mean]]
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*[[What does it mean?]]
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==Media==
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<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
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BL2 The Highlands Cult of the Vault Guide
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BL2 The Highlands Weapon Chests Guide
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Revision as of 08:33, 27 May 2019

The Highlands is an area in Borderlands 2 for the first time becomes accessible during the story mission Bright Lights, Flying City. The town of Overlook is located here.

Inhabitants

Allies

Common Enemies

Notable Enemies

Points of Interest

Aggregate Acquisition

This Hyperion outpost is at the middle of the area. It stands on a cliff above Overlook, and is filled with Hyperion robots and personnel.

The Double Rainbow Easter Egg can be accessed by going past the Constructor and jumping down onto a cliff with a tent before the second pair of Badass Loaders. Either Handsome Jack or Claptrap will make contact, repeating lines from the viral video. Viewing the double rainbow unlocks the "What does it mean?" achievement/trophy.

Blake Bridge

It is bridge, thrown through the Whispering Riverbed canyon. Named after Jeffrey Blake. The bridge has an auxiliary bottom platform, on which one can find one of the Tannis's ECHOs and a red chest.

Whispering Riverbed

Extraction Point

Frothing Creek Mill

Frothing Creek Mill is an old rundown abandoned mill that has been overrun by stalkers.

Hyperion Bridge

Hyperion Bridge is a very long bridge leading to the Hyperion capital city in Pandora, Opportunity.

Hunter's Bane

A large hollow rife with stalker nests and droppings near Overlook. Henry the Stalker resides here, and this was (presumably) the place of death of Taggart.

Isotope Reclamation Tower

Isotope Reclamation Tower

Isotope Reclamation Tower

The fuse box on top of this tower can be shot from a Winds of the Highlands flag nearby.

Lake Shining Horizons

Lake Shining Horizons is the huge lake on which Opportunity is built. The road leading out to the city elevates into a causeway on large concrete pylons and beneath it lies a beach infested with threshers.

Mercury Induction Center

Mercury induction Center

Mercury Induction Center

The electrical field is controlled by a fuse box on top of the Isotope Reclamation Tower.

Old Cranky's Pond

Old Cranky's Pond is a pond with a narrow jetty running out to an abandoned fishing hut. A windsock for Winds of the Highlands is located next to a shack here, and one of Tannis's ECHOs lies out past the hut.

Overlook

This is a town at the top of a hill with The Holy Spirits bar at the base of the hill. The town has a medications vendor, ammo vendor, and gun vendor. It also has a fast travel station and a Catch-a-ride station. 

Whispering Riverbed

Whispering Riverbed is the site of a dried out river located under Blake Bridge and is now populated by threshers.

Missions

Side Missions

Challenges

Media