Russell Mountain
Russell Mountain rises to 524 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Vail Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 48 miles off.
The story
Russell Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The mountain lies just east of Taum Sauk Mountain and Missouri Route CC provides access to the two peaks from combined Missouri routes 21 and 72 to the east. The town of Ironton is about six miles to the northeast. The Tom Sauk Trail traverses the Russell Mountain ridge. Russell Mountain most likely has the name of Giles Russell, a businessperson in the local mining industry.
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Wikidata Q28005937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 524 m
How to reach it
- 48.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 39.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Vail Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Victory Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Taum Sauk Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cuthbertson Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 4.4 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 5.6 mi
- Camp Tom Sauk: 13.2 mi
- Sundale Park: 13.3 mi
- Silver Mine Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Fort Davidson: 4.4 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 19.1 mi
- St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 20.2 mi
- Water Tower: 21.0 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 14.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.9 mi
- Reeds Spring: 17.0 mi
- Session Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cooks Spring: 19.1 mi
- Berryman: 6.7 mi
- Pinkley: 8.7 mi
- Shepard: 13.5 mi
- Valley Forge: 22.9 mi
- Riverside: 23.5 mi
- Coil Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Lee Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Council Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 2.6 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 8.2 mi
- Big Drop: 12.7 mi
- Cats Paw: 12.8 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 4.5 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 8.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 20.9 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 16.4 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 24.6 mi
- Bootleg Access: 17.2 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 18.5 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 1.4 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Russell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | W 267° | 538 m | 1.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 264° | 536 m | 3.3 mi |
| Buford Mountain | N 1° | 531 m | 8.6 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | W 267° | 519 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bell Mountain | WNW 291° | 519 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | SSE 157° | 515 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | SSW 197° | 513 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | WNW 288° | 507 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericktown, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 751989 — Russell Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358064923
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