Hawkeye Point, the highest point in the state of Iowa (1670'), is a spectacular summit just south of the Minnesota border. It's surrounded my corn fields and is marked by flags, a monument, and the grain silo of the Sterler Farm (the Sterlers allowed access previously, but with their passing, the site is now publicly-owned).
I've been gradually building my high point collection. Some like Denali (AK), I'll never climb, but at least I've seen from from close up. Similarly with Mount Rainier and Mount Hood. Mt Whitney (CA) and Mt. Elbert (CO) I climbed the summer after high school. Mt Katahdin (ME) and Mount Washington (NH) I climbed earlier, although the latter I've come back to many times, including by car. Devon and I reached Brasstown Bald (GA), Mount Mitchell (NC), and Black Mountain (KY) on a road trip a few years ago. We all drove up to Mount Greylock (MA) two years ago.
Hawkeye Point was an easy climb - but far less crowded than some of the others.
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