Olmsted County's High Point area is in the southwest part of the county on a farmplace and in a field. I visited there just as the sun was setting on November 6, 2004.
I had just come from Mower County on I-90. I took the County Road 6 exit, and went west on C.R. 6 for 4.6 miles, then right (north) for 4 minutes to the high point area.
I parked in an approach on the left side of the road just across from the farmplace. I left some room in case another vehicle needed to use the approach. The part of the field I visited had just been combined, but the areas to the south and north were still standing corn.
There is a line of trees just off the road whose ridge gets gradually higher toward the north. That is the eastern summit.
The middle summit is a few paces off the road across from the eastern point. It is not remarkable and I needed to walk around it a bit.
The last summit is even less remarkable for its highest point, and needed even more pacing.
It took 6 minutes to traverse the three areas. When I was walking back to my truck, I noticed a corn truck approaching from the south, signaling to turn into the field I was in via the approach I parked in. He was able to get by, but I apologized for blocking the way. He was on his way to the combine further north in the field where he was going to continue the harvest. He was O.K. with my being there, especially when he found out that I was just looking for the highest point in his county. The openness of the country to the north makes it an enjoyable place to watch the weather patterns form.
While we were talking, the sun set at 4:59 PM.
It being almost dark, I really didn't have much choice but to head back home. While I was driving, though, I thought about the day's success and realized that I had only finished four counties, partially due to the late start, partially due to restictions, so I decided to complete Dakota county, where I was denied access the previous weekend.
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Minnesota Atlas & Gazeteer by Delorme, 3rd Edition, 2001.
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