Dutch Ridge

Information

Names: Dutch Ridge

Location: Hoosier National Forest property, Pleasant Run purchase unit. (Just west of Charles C. Deam Wilderness, but not in it.)

County: Monroe (other towers in Monroe County are Hickory Ridge and Mason Ridge)

Topo quad: Allens Creek

Condition: Not standing; all four base corners exist. (See my pictures below.)

Maps

Allens Creek topo quad, 1957

Allens Creek topo quad, 1966

The old forest road is not marked on the current Pleasant Run unit MVUM, excerpted here. The road sign we saw when we visited was 4721.070 (see personal photos.)

Links

USFS page about Dutch Ridge

Data

Latitude: 39.011952

Longitude: -86.402207

History

Personal photos

My brother and I walked to this site in 2023. The base corners are still there. It’s on public land, but there’s no road or parking. One can briefly park east of 446, south of Blackwell Church, and walk across 446 to the site.