Hoosier Hill

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Hoosier Hill
Hoosier Hill summit area. The highpoint is at the cairn in the center.
Elevation	1,257 feet (383 meters)
Location	Indiana, USA
Coordinates	40°00′01″N, 84°51′03″W
Topo map	USGS Spartanburg
Easiest route	hike

Hoosier Hill is the highest point in the state of Indiana at 1,257 feet (383 m)^[1]. It is in a rural area of Franklin Township, Wayne County to the northwest of Bethel. The nearest intersection to the high point is Elliot Road and County Line Road. The nearest major landmark is Interstate 70 and Richmond 11 miles (17.5 km) to the south.

The Hill sits on private property; the high point sits in a forested area surrounded by farmland. In 2004, an Eagle Scout, named Kyle Cummings (Kentucky Troup 820), in cooperation with the property owner built a trail, sign, and picnic area at the high point.

Geologically, the hill sits in the Crawford Upland, an area of high terrain in southeast Indiana that sits on top of the geologic structure known as the Cincinnati Arch. However, Hoosier Hill is located in a portion of the upland buried underneath glacial debris known as the Tipton Till Plain. As a result, the "hill" is no more than 30 feet higher than the surrounding landscape of gently rolling farmland.

Residents of the area have been concerned that a nearby landfill to the north in Randolph County requested permission to expand the fill area to be higher than Hoosier Hill, thus a manmade landfill would technically be the highest point.^{[citation needed]}