Madison County High Point Trip Report
Date: December 24, 2000
Author: John Mitchler
In southwest Illinois just north of St. Louis, this is a rather easy one,
just off a US highway at a farmhouse.
From historic Alton, go north on US67 through Godfrey (note Lewis and Clark College) to its intersection
with IL267. Stay on US67 as it goes east and north. The cohp is along Humbert Road which runs parallel
to US67 on the east side, however there's a railroad between the two. You can breach the tracks to the
north of the cohp or the south of the cohp. From the IL267 & US67 intersection, go 0.7 miles on US67 to
Bethany Lane which is just past Godfrey Raceway. Turn right (east) onto Bethany Lane and go across the
tracks and turn left (north) onto Humbert Road. Continue 2.1 miles to a farmhouse on your right (east)
signed as 9219 Wiseran.
The HP is one large area which I broke into four spots, 1 = west of Humbert Rd, 2 = Humbert Rd at
Vorhees Lane (the Jersey-Madison county line), 3 = eastern arm of the area, and 4 = farmhouse at the
south edge of the area. Hand-leveling strongly suggests that spot 4 is the highest. When hand-leveling in
5 degree cold at 8am on Christmas Eve, the homeowners took notice. The owner in a house not shown on
the topo at spot 3 (eastern arm of the HP area) was mildly interested in what I was doing. When I
explained my activities to the owner in the farmhouse (Wiseran?), he asked, "so what does that have to do
with anything?" I smiled and walked away and he quickly retreated to the warmth of his home.
From the Jersey-Madison county line (Vorhees Lane), drive north for 0.4 miles on Humbert Road (which
is signed as 2405E in Jersey Co.) to 535N. Turn left (west) and go a across the tracks to reach US67.