Hoosier Hill, Natural summit in Wayne County, Indiana.
Hoosier Hill is a natural summit in Wayne County, Indiana, rising 1,257 feet (383 meters) above sea level and marking the highest point in the state. An engraved boulder now marks the spot, which is surrounded by woodland and fields on private property.
A hiker named A.H. Marshall reached this spot in 1936 as his final state summit, completing a mission to visit every such point. Decades later, an Eagle Scout installed a path with benches and signs in 2005, before a permanent stone marker was placed in 2016.
The name honors the residents of Indiana, who are traditionally called Hoosiers, and the summit sits on private land surrounded by working farmland. Hikers can use the path and installed benches that allow a brief stop in the woods.
Access involves a short gravel path through woodland that starts from the roadside and remains walkable for most visitors. The area stays quiet and sees little traffic, so a visit works at nearly any time of day.
Previous wooden signs regularly disappeared due to theft, so the current granite boulder is heavy enough to stay in place. Visitors often leave small stones or coins on the marker as an informal tradition at this low summit.
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