While walking up Laborde Mountain, be sure to take your time to adjust to the altitude because when you reach the summit you will be standing at the highest point in New Orleans, which is 27 feet above sea level. At the top of this hidden feature in Couturie Forest you will find a stone carved map of the area south of Lake Pontchartrain.

The "mountain" itself was created with the debris leftover by the construction of Interstate 610 that runs through the Park. It was built during the time Ellis Laborde managed City Park (1950-1978). Before Laborde was the manager, his first tasks was to clear out the squatters along Bayou St. John and see to the construction of Wisner Blvd. In 1971, he was the first recipient of the Ray Mock Memorial Award for making a significant contribution to the youth of the Greater New Orleans area. He also lead the Park as the first public institution in the City to be integrated.