Shelby County Highpoint Trip Report

Date: May 22, 2006
Author: Chip Clark

Used Bob Schwab's trip report. I agree that point three is lower than point two but easy to hit, particularly when the corn is three inches tall. If it is nine feet tall, don't bother.

For his first point, I parked opposite the weedy field he described, which had a nicely graveled pull-off area. I was first struck by the surprising prominence of the point. There were several 50 degree slopes rising 12 feet above the surrounding terrain. I quickly surmised that they may not be natural and might be the result of the digging of the foundation of a house under construction at that site. Future visitors may be interacting with a homeowner. I thought the highest area was close to the road.