by Paty | Mar 31, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #31 Date Visited: March 26, 2021 Route Taken: Short walk from the dirt parking area (200 feet roundtrip) Type of Terrain: Flat, open farmland surrounds this high point, but the actual marker rests in a small copse of...
by Paty | Mar 30, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #30 Date Visited: March 25, 2021 Route Taken: Taum Sauk Trail from the high point parking area – 0.3 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Paved sidewalk (ADA-accessible) from the parking lot to the high point marker...
by Paty | Feb 4, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #29 Date Visited: January 28, 2021 Route Taken: Short, snowy walk from cattle guard – 0.8 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Flat farmland with no prominence. Elevation: 4,039 feet Ancestral Lands: Osage, Arapaho,...
by Paty | Jan 30, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #28 Date Visited: January 27, 2021 Route Taken: Black Mesa Trail from the Black Mesa Trailhead – 8.4 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: The trail is mostly flat, with the exception of a the ascent up the side of...
by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #22 Date Visited: September 3, 2020 Route Taken: Short walk from parking area to the monument Type of Terrain: Flat pasture and grazing land Elevation: 5,424 feet Ancestral Lands: Arapaho, Cheyenne, Sioux What’s in a name? With...
by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #21 Date Visited: August 30, 2020 Route Taken: Black Elk Peak Trail #9 from parking area at Sylvan Lake – 6.4 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Well-graded, wide dirt trail with some larger rocks near the summit....
