Wildcat Mountain
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
- 50.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 41.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Clarady Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Coil Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Council Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Lee Bluff: 18.3 mi
- 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
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 5.2 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 7.3 mi
- Powerhouse: 23.0 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 14.4 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 21.6 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
- Bootleg Access: 17.1 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 21.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 22.5 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 4.5 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | E 81° | 538 m | 1.4 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NNE 21° | 531 m | 9.6 mi |
| Russell Mountain | E 84° | 524 m | 3.3 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | W 272° | 519 m | 1.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | WNW 303° | 519 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | ESE 123° | 515 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | SSE 147° | 513 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | WNW 300° | 507 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| 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 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
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
Take the scenic way to Wildcat Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.