Wake County Highpoint Trip Report

three unnamed areas (540+ feet)

Date: June 3, 2006
Author: Fred Lobdell

Andy Martin's book lists four areas for Wake County but one of these has fallen victim to progress. I will cover these areas in the same order in which I listed them in my original 1999 report.

The first, southernmost area is unchanged.

It is the second area that has disappeared. What used to be an open field is now a shopping center. We went to the geographic coordinates that Mike had put into his GPS unit and found ourselves in front of the center stores in the shopping center. A short distance north the new I-540, not shown on the topo, has been built.

The third area, just north of the Hickory Grove Church, now has a fence through part of the area. However, the high ground is still in the woods behind some houses and is unencumbered by fence.

The fourth area is still at the end of a cul-de-sac. Another development has been put in behind the one on the cul-de-sac. The high ground appears to be in the back yard or in woods between the two sets of houses. If access is blocked at the cul-de-sac it may be possible to access the area from the other development, although permission would be required.