Stony Mountain (Missouri) Explained

Stony Mountain
Elevation Ft:1184
Map:Missouri
Label Position:left
Location:Iron County, Missouri, U.S.
Range:Saint Francois Mountains
Coordinates:37.3608°N -90.6336°W
Topo:USGS Des Arc and Brunot

Stony Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Stony Mountain lies about 3.5 miles east of Annapolis and about four miles northeast of Vulcan on Missouri Route 49.[1]

Stony Mountain was so named on account of its granite outcroppings.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56
  2. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 12 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html. 24 June 2016.