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Buck_Mountain_(St._Francois_County,_Missouri) Latitude and Longitude:
37°39′50″N 90°31′47″W / 37.66389°N 90.52972°W / 37.66389; -90.52972
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Buck Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,529 ft (466 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°39′50″N 90°31′47″W / 37.66389°N 90.52972°W / 37.66389; -90.52972 [1]
Geography
Location St. Francois County, Missouri, U.S.
Parent range Saint Francois Mountains
Topo map USGS Iron Mountain Lake

Buck Mountain is a summit in southern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Buck Mountain has an elevation of 1,529 feet (466 m). [1] The mountain lies east of Missouri Route V about six miles northeast of Pilot Knob and about six miles southwest of Doe Run. [2]

Buck Mountain was so named on account of deer in the area. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
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