Wagon Knob is a summit in southern Lafayette County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,001 feet (305 m).[1] The feature consists of a linear north-south oriented ridge with two summits. The hill is west of Missouri Route 131 and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) south of Odessa.[2]

Wagon Knob was named after a wrecked wagon which was left there.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wagon Knob
  2. ^ Odessa South, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
  3. ^ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

38°56′41″N 93°57′38″W / 38.94473°N 93.96050°W / 38.94473; -93.96050

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