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Taum Sauk Mountain

Taum Sauk Mountain, a peak in Missouri
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Taum Sauk Mountain rises to 538 m in Missouri. Wildcat Mountain stands 536 m to the west, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mina Sauk Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 49 miles off.

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The story

Taum Sauk Mountain in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 ft (540 m). The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q948475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
538 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.57119, -90.72922
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.0 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Camp Tom Sauk: 12.1 mi
  • Sundale Park: 14.1 mi
  • Council Bluff Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Fort Davidson: 5.9 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 15.5 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 21.2 mi
  • Water Tower: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 10
  • Double Springs Hollow: 12.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Session Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cooks Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 6.4 mi
  • Big Drop: 14.6 mi
  • Cats Paw: 14.7 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 17.2 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 3.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Taum Sauk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 261°536 m1.4 mi
Buford MountainNNE 14°531 m9.0 mi
Russell MountainE 87°524 m1.9 mi
Proffit MountainW 267°519 m2.9 mi
Bell MountainWNW 297°519 m8.4 mi
Ketcherside MountainSE 135°515 m4.7 mi
Hogan MountainSSE 167°513 m3.6 mi
Lindsey MountainWNW 294°507 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4319:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1516:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567554435
Precip in3.02.83.85.35.33.64.03.93.53.34.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericktown, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358065128

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