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U.S. Forest Service. The Hercules Glades Wilderness is a 12,314-acre (50 km 2) wilderness area in Taney County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. The United States Congress designated it a wilderness in 1976, [1] making it the oldest wilderness area in Missouri. It is one of eight wilderness areas in the Mark Twain National Forest [2] and is ...
Although it is far from being the largest National Forest in acreage, Mark Twain National Forest is located in more counties than any other. As of September 30, 2007, its 1,490,862 acres (2,329.472 sq mi; 6,033.30 km 2) were spread over parts of 29 counties in southern and central Missouri. [8]
4,238 acres (1,715 ha) Established. 1980. Governing body. U.S. Forest Service. The Rockpile Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Missouri in Mark Twain National Forest. It takes its name from an ancient circle of granite rock, piled by some earlier man on top of the mountain. [1] The namesake rock pile most likely was ...
This is a list of notable long-distance trails in the United States, with a minimum length of 30 miles (48 km). Linear path traveling through the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains. Loop trail in Moshannon State Forest. Passes through Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky (Southern Route), Indiana, Illinois, Iowa (Northern Route ...
The Piney Creek Wilderness is an 8,122-acre (33 km 2) wilderness area in Missouri. The United States Congress designated it wilderness in 1980. The Piney Creek Wilderness is located within the Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest, east of Cassville, Missouri. The area is named after Piney Creek, which ...
U.S. Forest Service. The Devils Backbone Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas protected and preserved in the U.S. State of Missouri. The United States Congress designated the wilderness area in 1980, and it now has a total of 6,595 acres (26 km 2 ). Devil's Backbone is located within the Willow Springs section of the Ava-Cassville-Willow ...
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state. [4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park [5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together ...
Added to NRHP. March 4, 1985. Cuivre River State Park is a public recreation area covering more than 6,400 acres (2,600 ha) northeast of the city of Troy in the Lincoln Hills region of northeastern Missouri, United States. The state park 's rugged landscapes range from native grasslands and savannas to limestone bluffs overlooking forested hills.