Woodall Mountain

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Woodall Mountain
Woodall Mountain Mississippi.JPG
Highest point
Elevation 806 ft (246 m) [1]
Prominence 296 ft (90 m) [2]
Listing U.S. state high point 47th
Coordinates 34°47′16″N88°14′30″W / 34.787739928°N 88.241629444°W / 34.787739928; -88.241629444 [1]
Geography
Parent range Southwest Appalachian Mountains
Topo map USGS Iuka
Geology
Age of rock In the Millions

Woodall Mountain is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Mississippi at 806 feet (246 m). It is located just off Mississippi Highway 25, south of Iuka in Tishomingo County in the northeast part of the state.

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Description

Located in the northeast part of the state, Woodall Mountain is the highest natural point in the state of Mississippi at 806 feet (246 m). It was originally called Yow Hill. [3] The summit is marked with a National Geodetic Survey triangulation station disk and three radio towers. A sign cautions visitors to prepare for a steep, unpaved, and rocky inclined road approximately a mile in length to the summit.

Atop the hill there is a bench, a high point register, and a gravel circle allowing parking for several vehicles. A wooden observation tower was constructed in the 20th century atop the hill in the middle of the gravel circle. The tower deteriorated over time, with some steps rotting; it was torn down in 1998.

History

Yow Hill was the scene of fighting during the American Civil War. On September 19, 1862, the Battle of Iuka took place there. Union General William Rosecrans occupied the mountain and used it to launch artillery barrages on the town of Iuka, then under the control of General Sterling Price. The battle was a victory for the Union although Price avoided capture. [3]

Summit area of Woodall Mountain Woodall Mountain Summit.JPG
Summit area of Woodall Mountain

The hill was renamed after Zephaniah Woodall, sheriff of Tishomingo County, who bought it and surrounding land in 1884. [3] Describing this hill as Woodall Mountain is often lampooned by locals. Some nearby stores souvenir T-shirts with the phrase "Ski Woodall".

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References

  1. 1 2 "Knob Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Woodall Mountain, Mississippi". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  3. 1 2 3 Howell, Elmo (1998). Mississippi Back Roads: Notes on Literature and History. Roscoe Langford. p. 140. ISBN   0962202665.
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