Claiborne Parish High Point Trip Report

on Athens quadrangle

Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Hans Haustein

The highpoint of Claiborne Parish is reached by driving west from the intersection of Highways 154 and 518 in Athens on Highway 518 for 1.7 miles to Old Athens Road and turning north past the New Hope Baptist Church. Drive 0.9 mile north on Old Athens Road to Fire Tower Road (gravel). Turn east on Fire Tower Road and drive 0.2 mile to a rough gravel road on the north side of the road. Continue on the rough gravel road about 0.1 mile to a cleared area that is the highpoint area.

The highpoint is undefined so strolling around is necessary. I left a register in a film canister at the base of the south guy wire (has a yellow plastic cover) of a power pole near the highpoint area on the north side of the rough road.