KOTH
A climber stands on a rocky summit with arms raised above a sea of clouds at dawn.
Real-world King of the Hill · iPhone

Someone's holding your hill right now.

Hike to a real summit, let your GPS verify you're standing on top, and plant your flag. You hold the crown until a local out-climbs you. Every peak has exactly one king.

Compete with the locals Out-climb the king Rule the hill
The loop

You don't get the crown from your couch.

No points to farm, no streaks to grind. Four steps — and every one of them happens on a real summit.

01 — Find

A real hill near you

Queen Anne, Beacon Hill, West Seattle High Point — actual summits on real terrain.

02 — Climb

Hike to the top

The only way up is up. Lace up and earn the position.

03 — Verify

GPS puts you there

Your location is checked against the true summit before any flag goes down. No spoofing.

04 — Hold

Plant your flag

The hill turns your color the instant you take it — and stays yours until someone out-climbs you.

KOTH app showing Queen Anne Hill on a satellite map with the current king Riley H., elevation 456 ft, and a Take Crown button.
On the summit

Plant your flag. Take the crown.

Reach the true summit and KOTH confirms you're standing on it. One tap plants your flag, dethrones the current king, and puts your name on the hill for every local to see.

  • GPS-verified on the real summit — no couch crowns.
  • Dethrone the current king the instant your flag drops.
  • Hold it long enough and the hill is yours by right.
Two hikers climbing a rocky ridge toward a snow-capped peak.
No shortcuts

The climb is the whole point.

There's no way to buy your way up and no crown from the couch. You compete with the locals on the hills you can both see from your window — the fastest flag in the ground wins, and everyone knows your name when you take it.

The standings

Your crown is never safe.

Every hill has one king and a line of challengers. The second a local hikes up and out-claims you, the crown changes hands — and everyone watching the board sees it the moment it happens. Hold one long enough and you become its Keeper.

Queen Anne Hill 47.6313° N · 122.3551° W · 456 ft
Live
1 RH Riley H.Holding now · GPS-verified Keeper
2 MC Maya C.Record 9-day reign 11 crowns
3 TR Theo R.Fastest ascent · 4:51 7 crowns
4 DK Dana K.King last Tuesday 5 crowns
5 PN Priya N.On a 6-day streak 4 crowns
Crown held 14d 06:14:09 by Riley H.
The seed world

Real hills. One king each.

Every summit is a real, named Seattle hill at its true elevation. Some are claimed. Some are wide open.

RHQueen Anne Hill47.6313° N · 456 ftRiley H.held 14d · Keeper
MCCapitol Hill47.6303° N · 444 ftMaya C.held 6d · crowned 8×
DKWest Seattle High Point47.5400° N · 520 ftDana K.held 3d
TRBeacon Hill47.5669° N · 358 ftTheo R.held 3d
First Hill47.6076° N · 367 ftUp for grabslast crown 9d ago
Magnolia47.6492° N · 393 ftUp for grabsnever claimed
Phinney Ridge47.6695° N · 360 ftUp for grabsnever claimed
Crown Hill47.6977° N · 364 ftUp for grabsa fitting first crown

▲ New summits and new cities added every week. Seattle is just the first range.

A hiker on a snowy ridge looking out over a mountain range at golden sunset.

Who holds your hill?

Find out, then go take it. There's a crown within walking distance with someone else's name on it.