The independence week end was a good opportunity for a road trip spanning some 2000 miles and covering some of the 15 "lowest highest points" of all the states. Illinois' Charles Mound. It is located in the northwester corner of the state on private property. Being on private land the times to visit the the highpoint is somewhat limited to the first weekend of each summer month.
The High point required a few miles walk, along a country gravel road, which didn't offer much of views or exciting things to see apart from possible having to jump out of the way when Cowzilla comes running along the way. Cowzilla happened to be the registration plate on the pickup truck belonging to some of the landowners...
The highpoint offers some decent views of the rolling hills surrounding the mound/hill that was the actual highpoint. The view below is part of the road leading to the highpoint form the south.
Stats:
State: Illinois
High point: Charles Mound
Elevation: 1235 ft (376.4 m)
Date: July 2nd, 2011
Total elevation to date: 90 318 ft (27 528.9 m)
Access: walk (class 1 hike), drive-up
Difficulty rating (of 10): 2
Potential Difficulties: heat, meeting "Cowzilla" on the way
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