Driskill Mountain
Driskill Mountain | |
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U.S. state high point 48th | |
Coordinates | 32°25′29″N 92°53′51″W / 32.4245981°N 92.8973794°W[2] |
Geography | |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Driskill Mountain (also referred to as Mount Driskill) is the highest natural summit in Louisiana, with an elevation of 535 feet (163 m) above sea level.[3] It lies about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Bryceland, in Bienville Parish. A large pile of rocks marks the high point. It’s the third lowest highest point of any U.S. state after Britton Hill in Florida and Ebright Azimuth in Delaware.
Description
Driskill Mountain is a landform created by the erosion of unlithified Paleogene sediment. Its summit consists of nonmarine quartz sands of the Cockfield Formation. These sands overlie shallow marine and coastal clays, silts, and sands of the Cook Mountain Formation, which form the bulk of Driskill Mountain.[3]
Mountaintop
History
James Christopher Driskill, the person for whom Driskill Mountain was named, was born in
Jimmie Davis and his band played You Are My Sunshine at the summit. Davis became governor of Louisiana just five years after the performance and the song became the state song of Louisiana.[4]
See also
- Geography portal
- United States portal
- Mountains portal
- List of U.S. states by elevation
References
- ^ a b "Driskill Mountain, Louisiana". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Driskill Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c Heinrich, P. V. (2001). Louisiana Geofacts PDF version, 1.6 MB Public Information Series 6, Louisiana Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Hillgartner, Meredith (Dec 20, 2015). "Louisiana's highest point, Driskill Mountain". KTBS.
External links
- Media related to Driskill Mountain at Wikimedia Commons
- Driskill Mountain
- Driskill Mountain, the Highest Point in Louisiana