Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 1772 ft / 540 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	37° 34' 17'' N, 90° 43' 45'' W 37.571301, -90.729144 (Dec Deg) 700544 E 4160676 N, Zone 15 (UTM)
This peak has 1 other candidate high point areas: Area Elevation Map Name Map View Main Summit 1772 Ironton Area 2 1760 Ironton
Country	United States
State/Province	Missouri (Highest Point)
County/Second Level Region	Iron (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 681      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 619) Selected Trip Reports from this site:      1992-03-12 by Greg Slayden      1997-01-08 by Scott Surgent      2005-04-01 by Jamie Bakken      2008-10-26 by Walter Blume      2009-10-10 by Brian Molloy      2009-12-22 by Jack Forester (GPS Track)      2010-10-03 by John Hasch      2010-10-30 by Tom Owen      2012-04-21 by William Musser      2013-02-03 by Jenn Grayson      2015-04-06 by Curtis Bowden      2016-02-04 by Bob Kuebler      2016-03-05 by Craig Barrett      2016-03-17 by Ryan Eckstein      2016-09-03 by Gustav Sexauer      2016-12-23 by Mike Zampino      2016-12-23 by Rob Anthony      2017-07-14 by David Odenwalder      2017-11-04 by Max Shayer (GPS Track)      2018-01-19 by Dennis Stewart      2018-06-22 by Richard Hensley (GPS Track)      2018-06-25 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track)      2019-03-29 by Joel Wilner      2021-01-30 by Bob Ingram
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Missouri state high point plaque at Taum Sauk (2010-10-30). Photo by Tom Owen. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 512 ft/156 m   Optimistic Prominence: 522 ft/159 m   Line Parent: Whiting Mountain   Key Col: 1260 ft/384 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 148.12 mi/238.38 km    Isolation Limit Point: 35.873408, -92.363904 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Blue Mountain-Strand Knob  (SW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: North America Plains Range3: Ozark Highlands Range4: Ozark Plateau Range5: Saint Francois Mountains (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean White [AR-MO] Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Ironton O37090e6 1:24,000
Route #1	Paved Road
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Me on the summit of Taum Sauk Mountain with Juneau (2009-10-10). Photo by Brian Molloy. Click here for larger-size photo.

Craig Barrett on the final of three ascents (Ohio, Indiana, Missouri) made on March 5, 2016 before making a fourth ascent in Arkansas the following day (2016-03-05). Photo by Craig Barrett. Click here for larger-size photo.

Taum Sauk Missouri (2016-12-23). Photo by Kelli Allstot. Click here for larger-size photo.

Taum Sauk Mtn., Missouri HP Fall 2015 (2015-10-25). Photo by David Carr. Click here for larger-size photo.

Just above the waterfall. (2019-08-28). Photo by Michael Vecchiarelli. Click here for larger-size photo.

Good morning from the top of Missouri! (2019-10-05). Photo by Kreg Ellzey. Click here for larger-size photo.

Taum Sauk Missouri (2020-12-16). Photo by Mark Swiontek. Click here for larger-size photo.

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