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Buck Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri)

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Summit in the US state of Missouri

Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain is located in MissouriBuck MountainBuck MountainSt. Francois County, Missouri, U.S.
Highest point
Elevation1,529 ft (466 m)
Coordinates37°39′50″N 90°31′47″W / 37.66389°N 90.52972°W / 37.66389; -90.52972
Geography
LocationSt. Francois County, Missouri, U.S.
Parent rangeSaint Francois Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Iron Mountain Lake

Buck Mountain is a summit in southern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Buck Mountain has an elevation of 1,529 feet (466 m). The mountain lies east of Missouri Route V about six miles northeast of Pilot Knob and about six miles southwest of Doe Run.

Buck Mountain was so named on account of deer in the area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 56-7 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
Mountains of Missouri
Ozarks
St. Francois Mountains
Other peaks in and around
the St. Francois of SE Missouri
Other peaks in the Ozarks
Others

See also: U.S. Interior Highlands


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