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The 9 highest summits of Missouri with at least 100 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak County Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Taum Sauk Mountain [1] [a] Iron County: St. Francois Mountains: 540 m 1,772 ft: 156 m 512 ft: 238 km 148.1 mi
Bell Mountain Wilderness; Big Hill (Missouri) Bird Hill; Black Mountain (Missouri) Blackjack Hill; Blue Mound (Vernon County, Missouri) Blue Mountain (Missouri) Bobs Knob; Bread Tray Mountain; Brown Mountain (Iron County, Missouri) Brown Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri) Buck Mountain (Iron County, Missouri) Buck Mountain (Madison County ...
Geologic map of the St. Francois Mountain region. The St. Francois Mountains were formed by volcanic and intrusive activity 1.485 billion (1.485 x 10 9) years ago. [6] By comparison, the Appalachians started forming about 460 million years ago, and the Rockies a mere 140 million years ago. When the Appalachians started forming, the St. Francois ...
The two highest points in the state are Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,772 ft (540 m) in the St. Francois Mountains in Iron County and Lead Hill just east of the community of Cedar Gap at 1,744 ft (532 m) in the southwestern corner of Wright County. Few localities have an elevation exceeding 1,400 ft (430 m).
A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. [1]
Taum Sauk Mountain / ˈ t ɔː m ˈ s ɔː k / [3] in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). [4] The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak.
Mountain ranges of Missouri, United States Related categories. Category:Mountains of Missouri; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of ...
Mauna Kea, [5] shield volcano that is the summit of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the highest summit of the State of Hawaiʻi, and the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit; Mauna Loa, [6] active shield volcano that is the most voluminous mountain on Earth; Puʻu Aliʻi, summit of the Island of Molokaʻi