Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain is located in Missouri
Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1760+ ft (536+ m) NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates37°34′05″N 90°45′16″W / 37.5681041°N 90.7545671°W / 37.5681041; -90.7545671[2]
Geography
LocationIron County, Missouri
Parent rangeSaint Francois Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Johnson Shut-Ins

Wildcat Mountain is a summit in Iron County, Missouri, located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri's highest peak. Wildcat Mountain's summit elevation is only about two feet less than that of Taum Sauk Mountain.

Wildcat Mountain was named for the wildcats in the area.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Wildcat Mountain, Missouri". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Wildcat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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