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Saint Francois Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Taum Sauk Mountain (1772 ft/540 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Missouri (98%), Arkansas (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	12,421 sq mi / 32,170 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	180 mi / 289 km North-South 140 mi / 225 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 33' N; 90° 47' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Saint Francois Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Saint Francois Mountains.

Ozark Plateau	Level 4 (Parent)
Central Ozark Plateau	Level 5 (Sibling)
Saint Francois Mountains	Level 5
Boston Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Ozark Plateau Foothills	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Saint Francois Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Taum Sauk Mountain	1772	540
2.	Wildcat Mountain	1760+	536+
3.	Buford Mountain	1740	530
4.	Russell Mountain	1726	526
5.	Bell Mountain	1702	519
6.	Proffit Mountain	1700+	518+
7.	Ketcherside Mountain	1698	518
8.	Hogan Mountain	1683+	513+
9.	Lindsey Mountain	1662	507
10.	Johnson Mountain	1659	506
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Saint Francois Mountains

Taum Sauk Mountain

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Missouri state high point plaque at Taum Sauk (2010-10-30). Photo by Tom Owen.
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Clark Mountain

This boulder is the "problem" that sits atop Clark Mountain. You can see the old antenna on the left that climbers use to aid in their ascent (2015-02-02). Photo by Alan Bernier.
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