Lonoke County High Point Trip Report
one long area on Wilson Hill on Mountain Springs quadrangle (560+ ft)
Date: May 17, 2001
Author: Hans Haustein
To reach Lonoke County's highpoint go north on US 67/167 from Little Rock to the Hwy. 5 Exit and go
west on Hwy. 5, the highway turns to the north and follows the Pulaski/Lonoke County Line. It is 5.4 miles
from the west side of US 67/167 to the West Mountain Springs Road that you will pass a sign for the
Greystone Community on the east side of the road along with a golf course 0.6 miles before you reach West
Mountain Springs Road. At the West Mountain Springs Road intersection there is the Mountain Springs
Baptist Church. Go west on West Mountain Springs Road (paved) for 1.1 miles to the intersection with
Longbotham Road, turn south on Longbotham Road and continue, the pavement ends 0.2 miles from the
West Mountain Springs Road intersection. Continue following the gravel portion of Longbotham Road for
1.3 miles. At this point you are due north of the highpoint area.
The coordinates of this point are (35.02804 deg N, 92.110461 deg W).
This access point is right across the road from a railroad tie used as a fence post with a
'NO HUNTING' sign. The access area is a narrow strip of land on the south side of the road that is not fenced
and is not posted but the land on either side of this strip is posted. Park your vehicle along the road an enter
the woods here.
The ridge top is 0.31 miles to the south. Shortly after entering the woods you will cross a small creek/ditch
in pretty dense vegetation, continue south along the fence line. As you climb the hill the vegetation becomes
less dense. Once you reach the ridge top go to the location of 35.02338N 92.11486W, this is the western
edge of the high area indicated by the DEM. This area was shown to have an elevation of 575'. If you don't
have a GPS, it is located just west of the 'W' in Wilson Hill on the Quad Sheet. Head east along the ridge
top making sure that you step on all of the rocks that seem highest in that area as you travel. The entire
ridge top has rocks scattered about it so it is hard to determine the highest area in the 0.29 miles between the
eastern and western terminus of the high area. The ridge top is covered in a scrub oak-hickory forest with
some clear grassy areas. Continue East for 0.29 miles to you reach a fence line, this is the eastern end of
high area, its coordinates are (35.02346 deg N, 92.11042 deg W). Return the same way you came,
and watch out for ticks and snakes in season.