My employer sent me to Indianapolis for some training. We had free weekend and my co-worker wanted to visit Hoosier Hill while I wanted to visit some caves. Unfortunately, I let the co-worker (whom shall remain nameless) have the final say and we went to Hoosier Hill.
It’s not even a hill and I’ll never forgive my co-worker for this. This is the single most disappointing and sorriest excuse for a hill I’ve seen in my life! Needless to say, I will never go there again.
(No offence to anyone whom might actually like this place, but I didn't in the least).
TLP - Oct 26, 2006 2:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2006
Hoosier Highpoint
The road leading up to this highpoint is a great road. It was very pretty, full of great fall colors. It's bumpy too, like a roller coaster. The highpoint area is really cleaned up nice. It's very peaceful and quiet. Looked very nice too in the fall. A cool highpoint.
e-doc - Oct 18, 2006 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2006
HP
Taking scenic route to Cleveland, bagging some state and county highpoints. Strange hobby, driving to stand in the midst of a grove of trees in nowheres Indiana. A wonderful way to see country, meet people and visit areas I wouldn't see otherwise. Ate apple and enjoyed. State #16.
TiogaBradford - Sep 23, 2006 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
#6
My brother and I were driving I-70 from Colorado to Pennsylvania, and since it's so close to the interstate, we had to make the stop. It was my 6th highpoint, and I think it was my brother's 12th.
GuyFromOH - Sep 4, 2006 3:04 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
Hardest summit on the planet
Walked right up to this one, and had to investigate the mailbox in the middle of nowhere. I was going after the geocache located in the same spot, I signed the log book.
-GuyFromOH
Tracy - Jun 3, 2006 5:40 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2006
12th of 13 state highpoints for me
I was in Dayton, Ohio for a conference and took an early morning sidetrip into Indiana to bag this highpoint at 8:15 AM. I bagged Campbell Hill in Ohio the next morning with a friend/coworker, Bristol Ellington.
Route Climbed: Elliot Road Date Climbed: December 28, 2005 While on vacation to the state of my birth and life until age 23, I proceeded to Hoosier Hill, a nicely kept State Highpoint. Glad to say that I've looked down upon all those in Indiana.
To see the pictures from Hoosier Hill, click here.
Reached the summit during the Cops on Top high point challenge to remember the police officers who lost their lives during the 9-11 attacks. Officers from around the country reached their states high points in memorial of the fallen.
Route Climbed: 100 Yard Dash from Car Date Climbed: August 2003
I grew up only 15 miles from the highest point in Indiana. However, it took me 30 years to get there. The summit was a great family experience with my Colorado cousins making the journey to the peak. We were mistaken by the false summit of the adjacent cornfield before we found the ID sign along the roadside. Wow! What a view of Indiana woodlands from the summit.
Route Climbed: There was a route? Date Climbed: May 28, 2003
Wife and I summitted this beast in record time. This was our 4th high point, though high and point are not words I was thinking of at the time of summitting. More like fields, trees & bugs. Highpointing though does take you to areas of the country I know I would never have gone to see on my own. God's creation is good even in the flatlands.
I took I-74 to I-70 just to grab this highpoint. Off I-70, I took the rollercoaster road to the highpoint area. I managed to find the highpoint in the area, and got my third highpoint in three days!
Scott - Nov 20, 2006 5:47 pm
Complete waste of time-never againMy employer sent me to Indianapolis for some training. We had free weekend and my co-worker wanted to visit Hoosier Hill while I wanted to visit some caves. Unfortunately, I let the co-worker (whom shall remain nameless) have the final say and we went to Hoosier Hill.
It’s not even a hill and I’ll never forgive my co-worker for this. This is the single most disappointing and sorriest excuse for a hill I’ve seen in my life! Needless to say, I will never go there again.
(No offence to anyone whom might actually like this place, but I didn't in the least).
TLP - Oct 26, 2006 2:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2006
Hoosier HighpointThe road leading up to this highpoint is a great road. It was very pretty, full of great fall colors. It's bumpy too, like a roller coaster. The highpoint area is really cleaned up nice. It's very peaceful and quiet. Looked very nice too in the fall. A cool highpoint.
surgent - Oct 19, 2006 8:16 pm
I was there too...Easy visit. Now back to Chicago.
e-doc - Oct 18, 2006 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2006
HPTaking scenic route to Cleveland, bagging some state and county highpoints. Strange hobby, driving to stand in the midst of a grove of trees in nowheres Indiana. A wonderful way to see country, meet people and visit areas I wouldn't see otherwise. Ate apple and enjoyed. State #16.
TiogaBradford - Sep 23, 2006 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
#6My brother and I were driving I-70 from Colorado to Pennsylvania, and since it's so close to the interstate, we had to make the stop. It was my 6th highpoint, and I think it was my brother's 12th.
GuyFromOH - Sep 4, 2006 3:04 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
Hardest summit on the planetWalked right up to this one, and had to investigate the mailbox in the middle of nowhere. I was going after the geocache located in the same spot, I signed the log book.
-GuyFromOH
Tracy - Jun 3, 2006 5:40 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2006
12th of 13 state highpoints for meI was in Dayton, Ohio for a conference and took an early morning sidetrip into Indiana to bag this highpoint at 8:15 AM. I bagged Campbell Hill in Ohio the next morning with a friend/coworker, Bristol Ellington.
fpdclimber - Feb 1, 2006 6:20 am
Route Climbed: The only one Date Climbed: 9-11-05Made the trip for Cops on Top 2005.
Scott Wisher - Jan 5, 2006 9:53 pm
Route Climbed: Elliot Road Date Climbed: December 28, 2005To see the pictures from Hoosier Hill, click here.
koz - Jan 2, 2006 11:58 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October 18, 2002Highpoint #13. Took turns driving all the way out & back with a similarly-crazed fellow highpointer from MA, just to bag IN & OH.
Tbacon251 - Sep 11, 2005 7:08 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 09-11-2005Reached the summit during the Cops on Top high point challenge to remember the police officers who lost their lives during the 9-11 attacks. Officers from around the country reached their states high points in memorial of the fallen.
chmoore577 - Sep 1, 2005 8:10 am
Date Climbed: May 30, 2002My second state highpoint of the day and 2nd overall.
climber46 - Jul 19, 2005 10:05 pm
Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2002Visited this state highpoint when I happened to be travelling in the area anyway.
jnoffsinger - Jul 17, 2005 10:31 pm
Route Climbed: 100 Yard Dash from Car Date Climbed: August 2003I grew up only 15 miles from the highest point in Indiana. However, it took me 30 years to get there. The summit was a great family experience with my Colorado cousins making the journey to the peak. We were mistaken by the false summit of the adjacent cornfield before we found the ID sign along the roadside. Wow! What a view of Indiana woodlands from the summit.
Ilafan - Apr 3, 2005 6:08 pm
Date Climbed: June 2002I liked the sign and the steps over the fence.
Steve Gruhn - Jan 30, 2005 5:37 pm
Date Climbed: November 7, 2001Not much of a walk.
mtsptfam - Dec 16, 2004 12:26 pm
Route Climbed: There was a route? Date Climbed: May 28, 2003Wife and I summitted this beast in record time. This was our 4th high point, though high and point are not words I was thinking of at the time of summitting. More like fields, trees & bugs. Highpointing though does take you to areas of the country I know I would never have gone to see on my own. God's creation is good even in the flatlands.
phillinley - Sep 24, 2004 1:08 am
Date Climbed: august 2002First state highpoint acheived. This was the week after a failed attempt at Long's Peak so this was helped me feel better bagging this monster ;)
hgrapid - May 3, 2004 7:39 pm
Route Climbed: Cart Road Date Climbed: 8/14/01I took I-74 to I-70 just to grab this highpoint. Off I-70, I took the rollercoaster road to the highpoint area. I managed to find the highpoint in the area, and got my third highpoint in three days!