Sulphur Mountain (Missouri)

Sulphur Mountain is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Sulphur Mountain has an elevation of 1,358 feet (414 m).[1] It is located east of Bismark between the Flat and the St. Francis rivers.[2]

Sulphur Mountain was so named on account of sulphur springs in the area.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Mountain (Missouri)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "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.

Coordinates: 37°46′27″N 90°35′25″W / 37.77417°N 90.59028°W / 37.77417; -90.59028

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