Highpointers Foundation

At Baxter State Park surrounding Katahdin in Maine, the Foundation funded two local students as Fellows of the Friends of Baxter State Park to conduct research in the Park near Katahdin. The two students spent the summer of 2023 conducting significant research to support the area surrounding the Highpoint. In addition, the Foundation funded students involved in trail work on Katahdin.

At White Butte in North Dakota, the Foundation funded significant trailhead renovations and trail work in cooperation with the local Maah Daah Hey Trail Association. This included a trailhead bench, a summit bench, a kiosk, a self closing gate, a puncheon bridge across a wash, and substantial trail renovation, resulting in vastly improved access for visitors of all physical abilities.

At Charles Mound, the Illinois Highpoint, the Foundation funded access lane improvements including 3 loads of gravel. The Foundation provided two new signs for the access lane gate, and the private driveway, to advise visitors of the Open Access Date status. The Foundation funded an appraisal to help the owners seek public ownership via The Conservation Fund and the local Jo Daviess County Land Trust.

At Brasstown Bald in Georgia, the Foundation funded a complete renovation of the closet door in the top level of the visitor center / observation tower, resulting in 24/7 access for visitors to view the actual summit benchmark, previously behind a locked door and imbedded in concrete. Now visitors can see the BM from outside of an open alcove area. A sign denoting the situation was installed on the wall nearby.

At Taum Sauk Mountain in Missouri, the Foundation provided brand new green routered polycore arrows to replace the broken and faded wooden ones that had been affixed to two large poles for decades. These arrows point to the other 56 State and Territory Highpoints, denoting State, Name, Elevation and Distance away.

At Driskill Mountain in Louisiana, the Foundation provided and installed new replacement signs along the route to the privately owned Highpoint, some of which were replacing older ones, some of which were entirely new.

At Panorama Point in Nebraska, the Foundation provided a new plow blade for the bison rancher to replace a decades old blade on his tractor, which is used to clear snow from the access road and to spread gravel to enhance the road surface. Since the plow could be used anywhere on the ranch, the Foundation and the rancher agreed to share the cost equally.

At Campbell Hill in Ohio, the Foundation provided a second glass display case to improve museum display capability at the Highpoint museum, a part of the larger Air Force Squadron Museum, located on campus at Campbell Hill and the Ohio Hi-Point School. This allowed for more memorabilia to be displayed, and visitors are encouraged to see the exhibit while at the Highpoint hill nearby.

At Mount Arvon in Michigan, the Foundation provided replacement bench legs to allow the local Chamber of Commerce and County authorities to repair an older bench at the summit that had fallen into disrepair. The Foundation also provided a new supply of Mount Arvon and Highpointers Club/Foundation stickers for the local authorities to distribute to visitors coming to the Visitor Center.