Charles Mound

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Charles Mound
Charles Mound, Illinois.JPG
height 376  m
location Jo Daviess County , Illinois / Wisconsin , USA
Mountains Upper Mississippi Area
Coordinates 42 ° 30 '15 "  N , 90 ° 14' 23"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 30 '15 "  N , 90 ° 14' 23"  W
Charles Mound (Illinois)
Charles Mound
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The 376-  meter- high Charles Mound is the highest natural elevation in the US state of Illinois . It is located in Jo Daviess County , about four hundred yards from the state border with Wisconsin . The hill is entirely forested, on its summit there is a marker board that provides information about it.

Charles Mound is outdone in Illinois by three skyscrapers, namely the Willis Tower (527 meters), the John Hancock Center (457 meters) and the Trump International Hotel & Tower (423 meters).

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