Phillips County High Point Trip Report
on Helena quadrangle
Date: February 3, 2002
Author: Hans Haustein
Fred Dale's description was very helpful in accessing this highpoint. I have a few notes to add.
When driving north of town, the route described by Fred is marked with the Great River Road Signs.
The Dixon Cemetery is posted. The route described by Fred from the cemetery is probably the best way to
access the highpoint. I did not try the access from the Crowleys Ridge Parkway.
The highpoint area has been cleared and planted with clover with several deer stands near the clearing.
The highest area is near a 50 gallon yellow drum that had been cut in half and placed around a young tree.
I placed a white PVC register by a large stump about four feet northeast of the yellow drum. There is an
unnatural pile of dirt south of the highpoint that is higher than the natural highpoint, it is probably the top
soil that was scraped off of the clearing. The Mississippi River is visible to the east from this highpoint
during leaf-off.
While I was at the highpoint I heard several dogs barking and running through the woods, as I turned around
to see what was going on, a large deer jumped across the clearing. I happened to be taking pictures of the
highpoint area at the time, and snapped one just as the deer crossed in front of me.