| 词条 | Charles Mound |
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| name = Charles Mound | | photo = Looking eastward at Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois.jpg | photo_caption = Looking eastward at Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois from Elizabeth Scales Mound Road, September 2016 | elevation_ft = 1,235 | elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}[1] | prominence_ft = 95 | prominence_ref = [2] | listing = U.S. state high points 45th | map = Illinois | map_caption = Illinois state highpoint | map_size = 200 | label_position = bottom | location = Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States | range = | coordinates = {{coord|42.504044253|N|90.239725928|W|type:mountain_region:US-IL_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = [1] | topo = USGS Shullsburg | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} Charles Mound[3] is a gentle, {{convert|1235|ft|m|sing=on}} high hill in northern Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, near the small town of Scales Mound, and {{convert|11|mi|km}} northeast of Galena. It is the highest natural point in the state; thus, it is considered a highpoint. GeographyCharles Mound is the highest natural point in Illinois. (The highest point is the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower.) The top of the hill is about {{convert|0.25|mi|m}} from the Wisconsin border. It is within the Driftless Area, a region of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin that was not covered or ground down by the last continental glaciers. The hill itself is an erosional remnant, similar to that on which the original village site of Scales Mound was located. SettlementElijah Charles, one of the region's first permanent settlers, arrived in 1828 and settled at the base of the mound and the hill assumed his name.[4] AccessCharles Mound is located on rolling farmland. The land owners, Jean and Wayne Wuebbels, allow public access on the first full weekends of the months of June, July, August, and September.[5] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite ngs |pid=NJ0855 |name=Charles |accessdate=2008-12-17}} 2. ^{{cite peakbagger |pid=6426 |name=Charles Mound, Illinois |accessdate=2012-10-17}} 3. ^{{gnis|423586|name=Charles Mound}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Mansberger|first=Floyd|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200844.pdf|title=Scales Mound Historic District|work=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agency|date=1990-04-02|accessdate=2008-12-17|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625045430/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200844.pdf|archivedate=2008-06-25}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://highpointers.org/archives/195|title=2011 Access Dates for Illinois|publisher=The Highpointers Foundation|date=2011-02-01|accessdate=2011-08-20}} External links{{commons category|Charles Mound}}
5 : Driftless Area|Landforms of Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Landforms of Illinois|Highest points of U.S. states|Hills of the United States |
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