Webster County High Point Trip Report
three areas (640+ ft)
Dates: October 26, 2002 and June 21, 2003
Author: Ken Oeser
Steamport Hill - October 26, 2002
From the junction of KY56/KY370 in the town of Sebree, take KY370 southeast for 0.4 mile to the crest of
the hill and turn left into the driveway of the house there. We talked to a Mr. Chamberlain and he said
nobody should mind if we walked up the gated road next to his driveway. Deer hunters could have been up there,
but he said if we stayed on the road to the top, we should be OK. We then walked around the gate
and hiked the 1.2 miles to the top. Some deer hunters came down just before we started up.
two areas 1.75 miles west-southwest of Wanamaker - June 21, 2003
From the junction of KY56 and US41A 1.5 miles southwest of Wanamaker, take KY56 west 0.5 mile and
park at a gated road on the left. This road is shown on the topozone 1/100000 scale, but not other scales.
Hike up this road about 200 yards and follow it to the right and into the woods. It ascends gently to the
west from here to the ridge, then swings back southeast to a radio tower at the first spot. From here go
right about 30 feet through the brush to a faint ATV trail and follow it left (southeast) down the ridge to a saddle,
then as it continues downhill, bushwhack up the ridge to the second spot. My altimeter showed this
as lower than the first spot, and this contour is smaller and pretty flat,
so only purists need visit this second spot. Avoid this highpoint during hunting season.
Morton Hill with BM Hunter (643 ft) - June 21, 2003
From Sebree at the junction of KY56/US41, take KY56 west for 0.2 mile and turn left onto KY132.
Follow this 4.0 more miles to the office of Deer Creek Outfitters, operated by Tim Stull.
Morton Hill on to the right (northwest) of KY132.
On this day, they released 1000 young mallards on a new pond just before we got
there, and we had arranged to meet him at the pond. He then gave us directions to drive up Morton Hill
with Jon's 4WD; I wouldn't have driven my Toyota up that route. We proceeded up the ridge and followed
it to Morton Hill, topped with a large hunting blind, and the BM at the top of the field. Two other locator
BMs were about 50 feet away with arrows, but they had been knocked around by farming equipment.
From here we followed a route down and back to the highway that I could have driven on, so it is possible to
Martinize this one in a car.
This highpoint is only accessible for a short period in the summer.
We were instructed last fall to come back after June 1 because they hunt almost all year here.