Taum Sauk Mountain State Park

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Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Taum Sauk Mountain Summit.JPG
The highest point in Missouri: Taum Sauk summit
Map showing the location of Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Map showing the location of Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Location in Missouri
LocationIron County & Reynolds County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.57139°N 90.72917°W / 37.57139; -90.72917Coordinates: 37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.57139°N 90.72917°W / 37.57139; -90.72917[1]
Area8,732.23 acres (35.3381 km2)[2]
Elevation1,772 ft (540 m)[1]
DesignationMissouri state park
Established1991[3]
Visitors144,160 (in 2017)[2]
AdministratorMissouri Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteTaum Sauk Mountain State Park

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.

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, the highest waterfall in Missouri,[6] is reached via a rugged trail that makes a three-mile (5 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.[7] The falls have cascading waters only during times of wet weather; at other times they are reduced to a trickle or less.

  • The contiguous Taum Sauk Mountain and Johnson's Shut-ins state parks consist of 16,050 acres (65.0 km2) in the Missouri Ozarks.

  • High point plaque on Taum Sauk

  • Mina Sauk Falls

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Taum Sauk Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. ^ "St. Francois Mountains Natural Area". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Taum Sauk Mountain State Park: Trails". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

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