Buck Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri)
| Buck Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Buck Mountain St. Francois County, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,529 ft (466 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 37°39′50″N 90°31′47″W / 37.66389°N 90.52972°W / 37.66389; -90.52972Coordinates: 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
^ abcd U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri)
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 56-7 .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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^ "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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