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Taum Sauk is said to be named for a Piankeshaw chief named Sauk-Ton-Qua. [3] Though Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest mountain in Missouri, it is not the most prominent. Taum Sauk rises 522 feet (159 m) from an already elevated base. [6] Mudlick Mountain rises 693 feet (211 m) from a lower base to an elevation of 1,313 feet (400 m). [7]
The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state. [4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park [5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.
Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest peak in the range, and the highest point in the state, with an elevation of 1,772 ft (540 m). In the southernmost reaches of the range is Clark's Mountain, elevation 1,450 ft (440 m), with the distinction of being the highest isolated point in the range and in the state; it reaches its top from surrounding ...
Taum Sauk Mountain [a] Iron County: St. Francois Mountains: 540 m 1,772 ft: 156 m 512 ft: 238 km 148.1 mi 2 Webster County High Point [2] [b] Webster County: Ozarks: 530 m 1,739 ft: 140 m 459 ft: 16.88 km 10.49 mi
Highest point; Elevation: 1,700 ft (518 m) [1] Prominence: ... It is the location of the upper reservoir for the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station. See also
The Taum Sauk upper reservoir sits on ridge just below the summit of Proffit Mountain, not Taum Sauk Mountain, which is about 5 miles (8 km) to the east. It is visible from Route 21 north of Centerville and from Route N approaching Johnson's Shut-ins State Park from the south.
The summit of Black Mountain is 1,502 feet above sea level, which is a difference of approximately 962 feet. In contrast, Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in Missouri, only rises about 700 feet from its base, because it rises from an already elevated plain. Taum Sauk is the highest mountain in Missouri; Black Mountain is the tallest.
Taum Sauk Creek is a stream in Iron and Reynolds Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] The headwaters arise in Iron County on the west side of Taum Sauk Mountain within Taum Sauk Mountain State Park (at 37°34′14″N 90°44′01″W / 37.57056°N 90.73361°W / 37.57056; -90.73361 ) [ 1 ] at an elevation of 1680 feet