Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- Driskill Mountain is the highest natural summit in Louisiana.
- Although the word mountain is in its name, Driskill Mountain is actually a tall hill. Its elevation is below the level considered to be a mountain.
Routes
6 summits • 2.0 mi • 141 ft gain • 1 hr 5 min
3 summits • 1.8 mi • 97 ft gain • 52 min
Latest summits
"This trip to Driskill Mtn. was to begin replacing missing and vandalized signs and also clearing some brush around existing trail signs. It'll take another trip to finish this little maintenance project." — StoneMan • Nov 4, 2023
"Decided a hike would be better than sitting on the couch even though the heatwave we've been having in Texas and Louisiana has kept the temps well above 100 degrees for quite awhile now. The drive from the ranch in Texas is longer than the hike up Driskill Mtn. in Louisiana but it's the closest state highpoint around. It was 104 degrees at the summit but still a nice hike in the woods on the main trail. It also gave me a chance to check on the logbook and a few missing and defaced signs that we'll be replacing in about a month. This was my 29th trip up, and I'm sure there'll be a few more before the end of the year. It's also the 503rd time I've stood on the state highpoints." — StoneMan • Aug 26, 2023
"Easy drive from East Texas to an easy hike of Driskill Mtn. in Louisiana. It was 93 degrees at the trailhead when I started and 99 degrees when I returned; still it was cooler than the ranch in East Texas. Met a local heading up while I was working my way down the False Mtn. Trailhead. He was a retired forester and had worked on the other side of the mountain and said he hadn't been to the summit in almost twenty years. We had a good conversation about the terrain, trees and wildlife in the area." — StoneMan • Jul 1, 2023
"Figured it would be a good day for a short hike up Driskill to check on the logbook. Distant thunder and dark skies probably kept other hikers away. I usually see others on the trail on Saturdays in the early afternoon but the rain came heavily once I got back to the trailhead and headed home. Perfect timing for a hike." — StoneMan • Jun 3, 2023
"Headed to Driskill today to measure several existing signs in order to fabricate several missing ones and decide where additional signs might help direct hikers especially in locating the False Mtn. Trailhead near the summit. It was a nice hike with the cooler Fall temps. This was also the 499th time I've stood on top of a state highpoint. Not sure which one I'll do for number 500 but I'm leaning toward Black Mesa in Oklahoma." — StoneMan • Nov 13, 2022
"Had a little time to drive over to Louisiana and hike up Driskill. This is the 24th time I've been up to the summit. Met a couple of folks working on their state highpoints so we had some nice conversations." — StoneMan • Oct 8, 2022
"Seemed like a nice day for a drive and revisit of this state highpoint since it's only a couple of hours away.. Picked up some litter, removed all the junk from the register box and rebuilt the cairn that marks the summit while up there. Nice loop taking the main trail up and False Mtn. trail down." — StoneMan • Jul 27, 2022
"Was on my way to Woodall Mtn. the highest point in Mississippi to replace the mailbox register but figured I had time for a little detour and and visited Driskill again. Went up the standard route and descended via the False Mountain Trail to make a loop hike. " — StoneMan • May 26, 2021
"Just a good day for a drive so where would I go? A state highpoint of course. Driskill Mountain is a little less than a three hour drive from the ranch in East Texas so I figured it was high time to visit it again. The logbook showed over 260 visitors during March and April around 200. It's still a pretty busy destination for a little mountain." — StoneMan • Apr 27, 2021
"Nice weather in East Texas and across Northern Louisiana today so I figured a little road trip and hike were in order. Third trip up Driskill this year and nineteenth time on the summit since the 90's." — StoneMan • Dec 6, 2020