Effingham County High Point Trip Report
one area with benchmark Mound (682 ft)
Date: June 3, 2001
Author: Jon Mann
This cornfield highpoint is less than 2.5 miles from an exit on I-70 in central Illinois.
From I-70, take the Altamont exit (IL 128). Turn north on 128, past the still-open Stuckeys, a half-mile to
US 40. Turn left on US 40 1 mile to CR 200 E. Turn right (north) on 200E. In one mile, you will see a
farmhouse with many outbuildings, and a white picket-style fence. This is the farm of Kenny Schumacher,
who owns the highpoint. Go past the house to CR 1100 N, turn left (west) 1/2 mile. There is a small green
house on the left - I asked permission originally here, the man that answered the door is the father of the
house owner. He didn't think the owner would mind going up there, and pointed out a grass right of way
that goes on the west side of the house. I drove my SUV most of the way up, then stepped carefully over
the foot-high corn to the high area, then walked up and down a few rows. No sign of the benchmark -
probably long plowed under.
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