Howard County Highpoint Trip Report

one area (1,410+ ft)

Date: September 19, 2005
Author: Bill Schuler

McIntire quadrangle Section 18
Coleman Atlas page 21

Driving/hiking directions

From the intersection of US-63 and IA-9, 9 miles West of Cresco, IA, zero odometer.

0.0 US-63 and IA-9 - go west on IA-9.
11.5 Birch Avenue - turn right (north).
18.0 40th Street - continue straight (north).
19.5 25th Street - turn left (west).
20.3 Grassy track - turn left (south).
20.4 FCC Radio Tower - park.

The tower is not shown on the map.
A man-made rock pile is now the county high point.
The highest natural area seems to be behind the #4 water tank.
I roamed into the corn a bit. A gimme.