Buck Mountain (Madison County, Missouri)

Buck Mountain is a summit in Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] With an elevation of 1,129 feet (344 m), Buck Mountain is the 229th highest summit in the state of Missouri.[2]

Buck Mountain was so named because the area was the hunting ground of bucks by early settlers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Mountain (Madison County, Missouri)
  2. ↑ "Buck Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°36′29″N 90°23′33″W / 37.6081079°N 90.3926199°W / 37.6081079; -90.3926199

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