White County High Point Trip Report
on Rose Bud and Sidon quadrangles
Date: August 28, 2001
Author: Hans Haustein
White County has 8 areas over 880 feet, 5 are in one pasture area off of White Rd. (gravel) and the other 3
are located near Deer Rd (gravel). Of the five in the large pasture the eastern most one is the highest. It is
reached by driving four miles west of Rose Bud on State Hwy. 36 and turning north on White Road and
continue north for 1.5 miles to the intersection with Deer Road. Continue on White Road another 0.5 mile
to Rubes Road and turn east. Follow Rubes Road east and then north for 0.6 miles and park along the side
of the road.
The large oak tree on the hill to the west is the highest of the five pasture areas. It is about 300 feet from
the road. The highest point is on the east side of the tree. I paced off the 200 feet from the road to
approximate the 880-foot contour, and the hill with the oak tree looks to be about 890 feet to 895 feet in
height from that location. At the base of the tree is a large tractor tire and lots of pasture pies.
The next area is reached by returning to Deer Road and driving east 0.6 miles to Edgewood Road and
turning north for about 0.2 miles to a trailer. The small 880-foot area is behind the trailer and over a fence.
The incline from the road to the 880-foot contour was very gentle so the highest area within the 880-foot
contour was no more than 882 to 885.
The other two areas are reached by returning to Deer Road and driving east 0.4 miles to Holleman Road and
turning north and driving 0.2 miles to a small dirt turnout on the east side of the road. The highpoints are
reached by crossing a barbed wire fence and following an old dirt road past an old homestead. The incline
to these two points was also very gentle to the high areas, they were no more than 885 feet.
From my field observations and interpolations the highest point in White County is located at
(35.35234 deg N, 92.00279 deg W) on the Rose Bud quadrangle.