Pine Mountain is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,499 feet (457 m).[1] The mountain is about 3.5 miles south of Bismarck along Missouri Route N. The peak rises just south of the confluence of Indian Creek with the St. Francis River.[2]

Pine Mountain was so named after the amount of immense of pine trees on its summit.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Mountain (Missouri)
  2. ^ Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1983 rev.)
  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.

37°43′16″N 90°36′00″W / 37.721161°N 90.600125°W / 37.721161; -90.600125

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