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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Mountain rises to 536 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the east, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mina Sauk Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 51 miles off.

The story

Wildcat Mountain is a summit in Iron County, Missouri, located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri's highest peak. Wildcat Mountain's summit elevation is only about two feet less than that of Taum Sauk Mountain. Wildcat Mountain was named for the wildcats in the area.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8001020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
536 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.56810, -90.75457

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Taum Sauk Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Proffit Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Victory Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Church Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks: 29
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 7.0 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Camp Tom Sauk: 11.4 mi
  • Council Bluff Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
  • Sundale Park: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Fort Davidson: 7.2 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 22.1 mi
  • Water Tower: 23.0 mi
Springs: 10
  • Double Springs Hollow: 11.3 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cooks Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Session Spring: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 5.0 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Big Drop: 16.0 mi
  • Cats Paw: 16.1 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 4.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainE 81°538 m1.4 mi
Buford MountainNNE 21°531 m9.6 mi
Russell MountainE 84°524 m3.3 mi
Proffit MountainW 272°519 m1.5 mi
Bell MountainWNW 303°519 m7.3 mi
Ketcherside MountainESE 123°515 m5.6 mi
Hogan MountainSSE 147°513 m4.0 mi
Lindsey MountainWNW 300°507 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4319:4920:28
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1516:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752895 — Wildcat Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358065328

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