Thanks to California Ballot Measure to Split State into Three Mt. San Antonio (10,068 ft) may have the opportunity to replace Mt. Whitney as the highpoint of California after enough…
States
2016 Brought a Spike in Visitors to Mt. Mitchell State Park
Though it is the highest point east of the Mississippi River, Mt. Mitchell is one of the more accessible highpoints. A drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway takes one to…
Alabama’s Highpoint Offers New Year’s Eve Festivities
Finding the right New Year’s Eve activity can drive anyone crazy this time of year. Do you want to sit at home and watch the College Football Playoff, head to…
Missing Woodall Mountain Sign Recovered Down a Well
https://www.facebook.com/tishomingosheriff/photos/a.168397076548623.50028.152363928151938/780581335330191/?type=1 The Woodall Mountain summit dedicated during the 2010 convention but which disappeared shortly afterwards has been recovered after being discovered hidden in a well and tied to a garden…
Rhode Island Celebrates Acquisition of Jerimoth Hill on October 22
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee attended Wednesday, October 22, 2014, formal transfer of Jerimoth Hill from Brown University to the state who was represented by Dean David Targan. Highpointer…
Hawkeye Point: Request to Visit in Daylight and Note About New Campground Fees
David Covill got this note from Osceola County Economic Development Executive Director Kirk Grau requesting that visits to the highpoint be done in daylight hours since the house is rented…
Welcome Hawkeye Point Caretakers Cody and Rachel Wills!
Hawkeye Point Presentation to Governor of Iowa January 2013 We were delighted to see that the Sterler residence at the extensively renovated Hawkeye Point is a residence again and we…
Rhode Island Buying Jerimoth Hill summit
The Providence Journal reports today (December 6, 2011) that Rhode Island is buying the Jerimoth Hill for $100,000 from Brown University. The Highpointers Club through Stony Burk and Dave Covill…
TN/NC Road Work and GSMNP Birthday…
Tennessee (GSMNP/Clingmans Dome): A reminder from Highpointer Lee Price in Jamestown NC, US-441 (Newfound Gap Road) repaving between Collins Creek Picnic Area south to the boundary with Cherokee, NC is…
19th Annual Wildnerness Wildlife Week™ Pigeon Forge, Tennessee – January 10th-17th, 2009 (Updated)
While enjoying the 75th year of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Wilderness Week in Pigeon Forge begins its 19th year on January 10-17, 2009, with a series of outdoor themed activities…
Highpointers at Wildlife Wilderness Week – Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
January 12th 2008 started a new endeavor for The Highpointers Club with setting up a table representing The Highpointers Club and The Highpointers Foundation for it’s first three days. The…
Osceola County Inks Deal to Buy Hawkeye Point
Osceola County has signed an agreement to buy 5 acres around the Hawkeye Point Iowa State highpoint. Mrs. Sterler had earlier announced plans to donate 1.6 acres around the highpoint…
$1 Million in Federal Funds to Enhance Jerimoth Hill
U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee has announced an allocation of $1 million in federal highway funds to guarantee access to Jerimoth Hill. The announcement came after numerous meetings with Club…
Merrill Sterler, Owner of Hawkeye Point (1930-2004)
Merrill Sterler, owner of the Iowa highpoint and one of the kindest men on the planet, has passed. Below is his obituary from basinelectic.com. You can read an interview Roger…
South Carolina Buys Sassafras Summit
Many thanks to Mike Burton for passing this along from the Carolina Channel. This is discussed in the forum. The state now owns South Carolina’s highest peak. The Natural Resources…
Peter Anderson’s Photo Gallery of Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island
(Photos by Pete Anderson) [Webmaster: These pictures were taken in 1999/2000 when access to Jerimoth Hill was highly restricted. In 2011 the state of Rhode Island decided to purchase the…