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Elevation
  
246 m

Mountain range
  
Topo map
  
USGS Iuka

Prominence
  
90 m

Age of rock
  
In the Millions

Woodall Mountain wwwsummitpostorgimagessmall95759JPG

Listing
  
U.S. state high point 47th

Parent range
  
Southwest Appalachian Mountains

Similar
  
Driskill Mountain, Hawkeye Point, White Butte, Taum Sauk Mountain, Sassafras Mountain

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Woodall Mountain is the highest natural point in the state of Mississippi at Amir 807 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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Map of Woodall Mountain, Mississippi 38852, USA

Woodall mountain the highest point of mississippi


Description

Located in the northeast part of the state, Woodall Mountain is the highest natural point in the state of Mississippi at 807 feet (246 m). It was originally called Yow Hill. 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. A climb to the top of the tower gave an encompassing view of the surrounding area. It was an excellent vantage point for watching the town of Iuka’s annual fireworks displays. 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, and Price slipped away to strike another day.

The hill was renamed after Zephaniah Woodall, sheriff of Tishomingo County, who bought it and surrounding land in 1884. Describing this hill as Woodall Mountain is often lampooned by locals. Some nearby stores sell souvenir T-shirts with the phrase "Ski Woodall". But, the mountain rises prominently above the surrounding terrain, is visible for several miles, and provides a good view of the surrounding countryside.

  • The Tupelo-based bluegrass band The Woodall Mountain Boys took their name from the mountain.
  • References

    Woodall Mountain Wikipedia


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