On This Day in 2017, I was able to “summit” Charles Mount, the highest point in Illinois. So far, it’s been the hardest one to mark off my travel quest to visit the High Points of Otherwise Flat States because it’s on private land and only open to the public on four weekends each summer.

Gate with sign to park here and walk on footTemporary sign anouncing Charles MoundTwo cheap lawn chairs and a registry boxMe laying next ot the USGS marker