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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]
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. 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 ...
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
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 two highest points in the state are Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,772 ft (540 m) in the St. Francois Mountains in Iron County and Lead Hill just east of the community of Cedar Gap at 1,744 ft (532 m) in the southwestern corner of Wright County. Few localities have an elevation exceeding 1,400 ft (430 m).
Iron County is also home to dozens of mountains, [6] including the 1,772-foot (540 m) Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in Missouri. The county is home to a number of state parks and historical sites including Taum Sauk Mountain State Park , Elephant Rocks State Park and Fort Davidson State Historic Site as well as 96,047 acres (390 km 2 ...
Kingman Reef high point – less than 7 feet (2 m) [92] Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [92] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [91] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands. Palmyra Atoll high point – 10 feet ...