Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Sec 30-31, T18N R7E, along Czech Avenue about 5 miles east of Roche a
Cri,
Adams County.
These remarkable mounds would be much better known if they were not hidden along a back road in the middle of nowhere. |
The most accessible mound first appears as steep outcrops in the woods north of the road. The forest cover conceals the true height of the mound. | |
Looking down one of the cliff faces. | |
Love's Labor Lost. Somebody took the effort to climb up here and paint a marriage proposal. Apparently Shelli said no. | |
From the top, two other, even less accessible mounds are visible. This one is to the southwest. | |
A much larger mound to the northwest is completely hidden from ground-level view by the forest. | |
Telephoto view of the northwest mound. |
To the west, Roche a Cri and Friendship Mound are visible. Friendship Mound is the larger one, Roche a Cri is smaller and steeper. | |
Especially after climbing a steep rock in the middle of nowhere. | |
The only easy views of any of the cliffs are from County J a mile to the south. The south mound looks like a rounded hill from the north but the south face is an impressive cliff. Drive slowly because the views are very quick through gaps in the tree lines. | |
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Created 19 September 2000, Last Update 11 January 2020