Hoosier Hill

Infobox Mountain
Name = Hoosier Hill
Photo = P3310020.jpg
Caption = Hoosier Hill summit area. The highpoint is at the cairn in the center.
Elevation = 1,257 feet (383 meters)
Location = Indiana, USA
Range =
Prominence =
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Topographic
USGS Spartanburg
First ascent =
Easiest route = hike
Listing = U.S. state high point

Hoosier Hill is the highest point in the state of Indiana at 1,257 feet (383 m) [cite web
url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1851956
title=Geographic Names Information System: Hoosier Hill
publisher=USGS
accessdate=2008-05-17] . It is in a rural area of Franklin Township, Wayne County to the northwest of Bethel. The nearest intersection to the high point is Elliot Road and County Line Road. The nearest major landmark is Interstate 70 and Richmond 11 miles (17.5 km) to the south.

The Hill sits on private property; the high point sits in a forested area surrounded by farmland. In 2004, an Eagle Scout, named Kyle Cummings (Kentucky Troup 820), in cooperation with the property owner built a trail, sign, and picnic area at the high point.

Geologically, the hill sits in the Crawford Upland, an area of high terrain in southeast Indiana that sits on top of the geologic structure known as the Cincinnati Arch. However, Hoosier Hill is located in a portion of the upland buried underneath glacial debris known as the Tipton Till Plain. As a result, the "hill" is no more than 30 feet higher than the surrounding landscape of gently rolling farmland.

Residents of the area have been concerned that a nearby landfill to the north in Randolph County requested permission to expand the fill area to be higher than Hoosier Hill, thus a manmade landfill would technically be the highest point.Fact|date=February 2007

See also

*List of U.S. states by elevation
* Weed Patch Hill, "another hill in Indiana"

References

External links

* [http://americasroof.com/in.shtml| America's Roof]