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Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state.[4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park[5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.

In 2005, the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station was damaged and a billion gallons of water flooded parts of the park and other nearby areas.[6]

Activities and amenities

The park has a rustic campground, a paved trail to the highpoint, picnic facilities, and a lookout tower providing a view the dense mountain forest obscures from other vantage points.

Mina Sauk Falls

Mina Sauk Falls, the highest waterfall in Missouri,[7] is reached via a rugged trail that makes a three-mile (5 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.[8] The falls have cascading waters only during times of wet weather; at other times they are reduced to a trickle or less.

References

  1. ^ a b "Taum Sauk Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Taum Sauk Mountain State Park: Data Sheet" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Taum Sauk Mountain State Park". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "Taum Sauk Section". The Ozark Trail. Ozark Trail Association. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  6. ^ 10 years since Taum Sauk dam gave way
  7. ^ "St. Francois Mountains Natural Area". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Taum Sauk Mountain State Park: Trails". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

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