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Buck Mountain (Madison County, Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°36′29″N 90°23′33″W / 37.6081079°N 90.3926199°W / 37.6081079; -90.3926199
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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

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  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.

37°36′29″N 90°23′33″W / 37.6081079°N 90.3926199°W / 37.6081079; -90.3926199