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❄️Traction Ice Cleats - Slip-on spikes for icy trails and winter hiking

🧴First Aid Kit - Essential first aid supplies for outdoor emergencies

🔦LED Flashlight - Powerful and long-lasting flashlight for camping and emergencies

🔭Compact Monocular - One-handed bird watching and trail spotting

🔪Outdoor Multitool - Versatile tool for repairs and food prep in the wild

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Cairo topographic maps

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Cairo

United States > Illinois > Alexander County > Cairo > Cairo

The city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Fort Defiance, a Civil War camp, was built here in 1862 by Union General Ulysses S. Grant to control strategic access to the rivers, and launch and supply his successful campaigns south. Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in…

Average elevation: 95 m