Wisconsin's Timm's Hill was the fourth and last highpoint of this road trip. It's an easily accessible high point with a moderate height. The access road is actually one-way, so depending on which direction one arrives from it could lead to an extra detour.
The last walk up to the Lookout tower doesn't offer much in form of challenge apart from the random tree obstructing the path. Below you can see the base of the wooden lookout tower as well as a steel structure in the background which is a taller fire lookout tower, a number of which I saw along the roads in Wisconsin.
The views were nonetheless very nice in the summertime even if this specific high point is not that much elevated above the surrounding nature.
A mandatory mugshot at the top was taken in fierce combat with the mosquitoes which by now had gotten the blood scent which followed me after the attacks in Minnesota earlier that day... A word of warning regarding the drinking fountain at the picnic site... I have rarely tasted a more foul water, mostly being infested with heavy iron taste and other pleasant odors.
Stats:
State: Wisconsin
High point: Timm's Hill
Elevation: 1951 ft (594.7 m)
Date: July 3, 2011
Total elevation to date: 96 240 ft (29 334 m)
Access: Drive-up, walk
Difficulty rating (of 10): 2
Potential Difficulties: Park/road closing at dusk, getting sick from water fountain...
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