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Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.

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Charles Mound
Charles Mound is located in Illinois
Charles Mound
Illinois state highpoint
Elevation 1,235 feet (376 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Location Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates 42°30′14.56″N 90°14′23.01″W / 42.5040444°N 90.239725°W / 42.5040444; -90.239725Coordinates: 42°30′14.56″N 90°14′23.01″W / 42.5040444°N 90.239725°W / 42.5040444; -90.239725 [1]
Topo map USGS Shullsburg 42090-E2

Charles Mound is a gentle, 1,235-foot (376 m) high hill in northern Jo Daviess County, Illinois, near the small town of Scales Mound and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Galena. It is the highest natural point in the state, thus is considered a highpoint.

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Geography

Charles Mound is the highest natural point in Illinois. (The highest point is the Willis Tower [formerly Sears Tower] .) The top of the hill is about 400 metres (0.25 mi) from the Wisconsin border. It is within the Driftless Area, a region of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, centered around Dubuque, Iowa, that was not covered or ground down by the last continental glaciers. The hill itself is an erosional remnant, similar to that on which the original village site of Scales Mound was located.[2]

Settlement

Elijah Charles, one of the region's first permanent settlers, arrived in 1828 and settled at the base of the mound and the hill assumed his name.[2]

Access

Charles Mound is located on rolling farmland. The land owners, Jean and Wayne Wuebbels, allow public access only on the respective first full weekends of the months of June, July, August, and September.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Charles". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=NJ0855. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
  2. ^ a b Mansberger, Floyd (1990-04-02). "Scales Mound Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200844.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
  3. ^ "Archive for the 'Illiniois' Category". The Highpointers Foundation. 2007-06-27. http://highpointers.org/archives/category/states/illiniois/. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 

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