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| Report Type |
Mini |
| Peak(s) |
Driskell Mountain 535 Feet
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| Date Posted |
07/27/2026 |
| Date Climbed |
11/24/2025 |
| Author |
rob runkle |
| Louisiana High Point |
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As part of a Fall 2025 Marathon trip, Nolan and I decided to grab two state high points: Arkansas and Louisiana. The Arkansas high point was barely out of the way. But, the Louisiana high point would require a 6 hour drive, just to get to the highpoint, which was in the opposite direction of home. So, it would be an additional 12 hours driving round trip. Totally worth it!
We ran the White River Marathon on Saturday. Nolan a finished in 4:30 and I finished in 5:45. The race was a beautiful race, even though most of it was an out and back course.
After we finished the marathon, we started driving towards Driskill, Mountain, LA. We stopped at a hotel about an hour away from the high point. The next morning we got up around 9 am, stated driving around 10 am, and reached the trailhead at 10:30 am. Today’s high point would be a little tougher than the Arkansas Highpoint two days prior, because today we had “marathon legs.”
We parked in a dirt parking lot next to a small church. The trail was easy and obvious. We decided to take the alternate trail, over “False Mtn” which was nothing special. We reached the summit in just over 30 minutes. “Marathon legs” definitely slowed our ascent. The ascent was just barely under 1 mile, and approximately 350 ft of gain. We spent a few minutes on the summit taking pictures. For the descent, we elected to bypass False Mtn, and took the alternate trail. As we got close to the car, we were just under 2 miles, so we chose to circumnavigate the perimeter of the church cemetery. Total round trip was 2 miles, and 1:02. Nolan and I jumped back in the car, and started our 13 hour drive home.
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