Vail Mountain (Missouri) Explained

Vail Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of . Vail Mountain lies to the east of Russell Mountain and the road (Missouri Route CC) to the summit of Taum Sauk Mountain passes just west of the summit of Vail Mountain. Routes 21 and 72 traverse the south spur of the mountain before heading south through Royal Gorge. The summit is about southwest of Arcadia and Ironton.[1]

Vail Mountain has the name of the local Vail family.[2]

References

37.5681°N -90.6726°W

Notes and References

  1. Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1978 rev.)
  2. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . dead . 24 June 2016 . The State Historical Society of Missouri. 12 October 2016.

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