Wildcat Mountain (Missouri)

For other summits named Wildcat Mountain, see Wildcat Mountain.
Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain

Iron County, Missouri

Highest point
Elevation 1760+ ft (536+ m)  NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates 37°34′05″N 90°45′16″W / 37.5681041°N 90.7545671°W / 37.5681041; -90.7545671Coordinates: 37°34′05″N 90°45′16″W / 37.5681041°N 90.7545671°W / 37.5681041; -90.7545671 [2]
Geography
Location Iron County, Missouri
Parent range Saint Francois Mountains
Topo map USGS Johnson Shut-Ins

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.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Wildcat Mountain, Missouri". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Wildcat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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