Taum Sauk Mountain State Park

Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Cascade
Mina Sauk Falls during wet weather
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is located in Missouri
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Location in Missouri
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is located in the United States
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park (the United States)
LocationIron and Reynolds counties, Missouri, United
Coordinates37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.57139°N 90.72917°W / 37.57139; -90.72917[1]
Area8,395.07 acres (3,397.36 ha)[2]
Elevation1,772 ft (540 m)[1]
Established1991[3]
Administered byMissouri Department of Natural Resources
Visitors42,042 (in 2023)[2]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ a b "Taum Sauk Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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