Buck Mountain (Madison County, Missouri)

Buck Mountain is a summit in Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,129 feet (344 m).[1]

Buck Mountain was so named because the area was the hunting ground of bucks by early settlers.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Mountain (Madison County, Missouri)
  2. "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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