Elk County Highpoint Trip Report
Dates: April 12-13, 2000
Author: Michael Schwartz
Wildwood fire tower site (2376 ft) and
1 point 2000 ft southwest (2360+ ft)
Off PA 46, from a point which is 7.1 miles southeast of the Cameron/McKean
County line and 2.0 miles northwest of PA 46/PA 120 junction in Emporium,
turn onto Rich Valley Road. Cross bridge at 5.8 miles, where pavement ends,
and keep left. Reach crossroads at 13.2 miles. Don't make sharp left,
but bear slightly left and downhill onto signed Straight Creek Road.
At 13.4 miles, turn left onto Wildwood Tower Road.
This roughly parallels the road to the left you ignore at the crossroads,
and almost touches it in places. At 15.1 miles, the roads come together,
just before the road starts to descend into a deep cut.
From here, hike up gated road to the site of the former tower.
One concrete support is still visible.
Return to car, and bushwhack SW to high ground 2000' SW,
crossing jeep road en route.
USGS benchmark on Boone Mtn (2369 ft) and
2 points 1 mile southwest (2360+ ft)
Take PA 153 southeast from US 219. Pass Elk/Clearfield County line at 3.6 miles,
turn right onto unsigned Boone Mountain Road at 3.8 miles.
Road crests near multiple towers in about 3/10 of a mile.
Highest ground in woods not far from road. Lookout tower shown on topo is gone.
Benchmark not found. From this point, I was only able to drive a short distance
farther SW, due to mud.
From where road starts to descend at spot elevation 2294,
I bushwhacked through laurel thicket to the easterly high ground.
Then I compass-hiked west to the westerly high ground.
This has a nice crop of boulders at the summit.
You should find a white blazed path that leads back down to the dirt road.