Miller County High Point Trip Report
on Mandeville quadrangle
Date: August 19, 2002
Author: Hans Haustein
I had a little trouble finding the best route to this highpoint. The highpoint is near the center of the section
with roads around the perimeter of the section. I drove from the intersection of US Highway 82 and
Arkansas State Highway 237 (Rondo Road), south on Rondo Road to a four-way stop at Tennessee Road.
I turned east on Tennessee Road and drove 0.6 mile to Snell Road intersection from the south. There was a
dirt pullout on the north side of Tennessee Road north-east of the Snell Road intersection. There was a
locked gate to a pasture on the north side of Tennessee Road with a dirt track leading to the wooded
highpoint area.
I could see a house on the highpoint area from the road but I did not know how it was accessed so I walked
across the pasture and up to the house, about 0.35 mile north of Tennessee Rd. I walked up to the front
door and rang the bell, I was a little nervous as always, a lady answered the door (I can't remember her
name) and was hesitant at first, (I would be to, if some strange per person walked up and rang my door bell)
but friendly. She gave me permission to walk around the house to reach the highpoint. The newly built
house sat directly on the highest contour. It was unable to pinpoint the highest point, a lot of dirt had been
moved around in the construction of the house. There were some really nice views to the north from the house.
Just as I was leaving the husband of the lady that I just met drove up, I explained what I was doing and he
told me of and old graveyard just west of the house that I might want to check out, so I did. It was pretty neat,
I was unable to read any of the headstones due to all the vines, but the gentleman that had directed me
there said that a lady born in 1776 was buried there. (Interesting side note to the Miller County highpoint.)
I was never clear on how to reach by vehicle, but I think it is a gate on Rondo Road with the mail box
addresses of 410 and 420 Rondo Road.