Carroll County High Point Trip Report
on Ponca quadrangle
Date: August 4, 2001
Author: Hans Haustein
The highpoint of Carroll County is located in the southeastern part of the county.
I drove north from Ponca, near the Buffalo River, which is pretty dead this time of year due to the lack of
water and the oppressive heat. It is around 7.5 miles from Ponca on State Hwy. 43 to the turn off to the
community of Plumlee. I turned north on the county gravel road that is indicated with the Plumlee sign.
It is about 1 mile to the Plumlee Church and Cemetery, I continued north on the gravel road for about 0.25
mile until it reached a fork, stayed right. Following the road for another 0.25 mile until it reached another
intersection, I turned north and drove another 0.25 mile to another intersection. The highpoint area is
located on the northeastern side of the intersection at the edge of a field.
The register left by Andy Martin is located on the south side of the road (actually in Newton County) on a
fence post. I took the can off the post to sign the register, and out flew about five wasps. I kicked the can
around a bit to make sure there were no more stinging insects residing in the can. I took the paper out of
the zip-lock bag and signed my name to the register. I noticed that Andy had circled Benton County on the
sheet and noted that it was the first county on Martin's Lane. I guess traveling across the country one could
lose track of what county highpoint they are visiting.