Montgomery County High Point Trip Report

one area 1/2 mile W of Archbishop Alter High School (1,090 ft)

Date: July 31, 2001
Author: Roxanne Everett

From I-675 travel 2.4 miles N on OH 48 to E. David Road. At 2.8 miles, across from WING Radio towers and offices, is a driveway leading up to a water tank. Turn right (S) onto Acreview Street, just past the water tank drive. Ample street parking on Acreview. We walked around and checked out several possible high point locations including areas near the water tanks and at a church on the N side of E. David Street. We determined that the highest area was in the back yard of a house near the corner of Acreview and Eagledale Streets. We made contact with the exceptionally friendly homeowner. He was proud to have us check out the high point knoll and said that for him it was a selling feature of the house. We noted 2 NOAA Geodetic Survey markers at his back fence line. There is a break in the fence to an adjacent back yard and the true high point of the knoll, which we touched.

If you want to explore the water tank area, enter through the low gate (unsigned) across from the WING radio offices and towers. This road brings you up to the fenced tank area (signs, electronic security, etc.). The squat green tower to the E is the higher of the two; the terrain has been clearly modified.