Buck Mountain is a summit in southern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Buck Mountain has an elevation of 1,529 feet (466 m).[1] The mountain lies east of Missouri Route V about six miles northeast of Pilot Knob and about six miles southwest of Doe Run.[2]
Buck Mountain was so named on account of deer in the area.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 56-7 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "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.