This article comprises three sortable tables of the significant mountain peaks of Missouri. This article defines a significant mountain peak as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 100 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Of these 9 peaks, 4 are located in Iron County, 2 in St. Francois County, 1 in Webster County, 1 in Reynolds County, and 1 in Madison County.
Rank | Mountain peak | County | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taum Sauk Mountain[1][a] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 540 m 1,772 ft |
156 m 512 ft |
238 km 148.1 mi |
37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.571301°N 90.729144°W |
2 | Webster County High Point[2][b] | Webster County | Ozarks | 530 m 1,739 ft |
140 m 459 ft |
16.88 km 10.49 mi |
37°13′44″N 92°44′29″W / 37.228997°N 92.741512°W |
2 | Buford Mountain[3] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 530 m 1,739 ft |
195 m 640 ft |
14.06 km 8.74 mi |
37°41′49″N 90°41′24″W / 37.696966°N 90.69005°W |
4 | Bell Mountain[4] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 519 m 1,703 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
11.45 km 7.11 mi |
37°37′34″N 90°51′58″W / 37.626205°N 90.866219°W |
5 | Proffit Mountain[5][c] | Reynolds | St. Francois Mountains | 518 m 1,699 ft |
110 m 361 ft |
2.1 km 1.3 mi |
37°34′08″N 90°46′53″W / 37.568982°N 90.781264°W |
6 | Johnson Mountain[6] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 506 m 1,660 ft |
116 m 381 ft |
11.01 km 6.84 mi |
37°43′37″N 90°53′20″W / 37.727°N 90.889°W |
7 | Brown Mountain[7][8] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 503 m 1,650 ft |
149 m 489 ft |
7.62 km 4.73 mi |
37°40′57″N 90°35′57″W / 37.682578°N 90.599221°W |
8 | Stono Mountain[9] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 501 m 1,644 ft |
147 m 482 ft |
5.79 km 3.6 mi |
37°43′03″N 90°33′01″W / 37.717392°N 90.550325°W |
9 | Black Mountain[10][11] | Madison County | St. Francois Mountains | 458 m 1,503 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
6.83 km 4.24 mi |
37°28′09″N 90°29′46″W / 37.469175°N 90.496078°W |
Rank | Mountain peak | County | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buford Mountain[3] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 530 m 1,739 ft |
195 m 640 ft |
14.06 km 8.74 mi |
37°41′49″N 90°41′24″W / 37.696966°N 90.69005°W |
2 | Taum Sauk Mountain[1][a] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 540 m 1,772 ft |
156 m 512 ft |
238 km 148.1 mi |
37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.571301°N 90.729144°W |
3 | Brown Mountain[12][13] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 503 m 1,650 ft |
149 m 489 ft |
7.62 km 4.73 mi |
37°40′57″N 90°35′57″W / 37.682578°N 90.599221°W |
4 | Stono Mountain[9] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 501 m 1,644 ft |
147 m 482 ft |
5.79 km 3.6 mi |
37°43′03″N 90°33′01″W / 37.717392°N 90.550325°W |
5 | Webster County High Point[2][b] | Webster County | Ozarks | 530 m 1,739 ft |
140 m 459 ft |
16.88 km 10.49 mi |
37°13′44″N 92°44′29″W / 37.228997°N 92.741512°W |
6 | Bell Mountain[14] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 519 m 1,703 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
11.45 km 7.11 mi |
37°37′34″N 90°51′58″W / 37.626205°N 90.866219°W |
6 | Black Mountain[15][16] | Madison County | St. Francois Mountains | 458 m 1,503 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
6.83 km 4.24 mi |
37°28′09″N 90°29′46″W / 37.469175°N 90.496078°W |
8 | Johnson Mountain[6] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 506 m 1,660 ft |
116 m 381 ft |
11.01 km 6.84 mi |
37°43′37″N 90°53′20″W / 37.727°N 90.889°W |
9 | Proffit Mountain[5][c] | Reynolds | St. Francois Mountains | 518 m 1,699 ft |
110 m 361 ft |
2.1 km 1.3 mi |
37°34′08″N 90°46′53″W / 37.568982°N 90.781264°W |
Rank | Mountain peak | County | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taum Sauk Mountain[a] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 540 m 1,772 ft |
156 m 512 ft |
238 km 148.1 mi |
37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.571301°N 90.729144°W |
2 | Webster County High Point[2][b] | Webster County | Ozarks | 530 m 1,739 ft |
140 m 459 ft |
16.88 km 10.49 mi |
37°13′44″N 92°44′29″W / 37.228997°N 92.741512°W |
3 | Buford Mountain[3] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 530 m 1,739 ft |
195 m 640 ft |
14.06 km 8.74 mi |
37°41′49″N 90°41′24″W / 37.696966°N 90.69005°W |
4 | Bell Mountain[17] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 519 m 1,703 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
11.45 km 7.11 mi |
37°37′34″N 90°51′58″W / 37.626205°N 90.866219°W |
5 | Johnson Mountain[6] | Iron County | St. Francois Mountains | 506 m 1,660 ft |
116 m 381 ft |
11.01 km 6.84 mi |
37°43′37″N 90°53′20″W / 37.727°N 90.889°W |
6 | Brown Mountain[18][19] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 503 m 1,650 ft |
149 m 489 ft |
7.62 km 4.73 mi |
37°40′57″N 90°35′57″W / 37.682578°N 90.599221°W |
7 | Black Mountain[20][21] | Madison County | St. Francois Mountains | 458 m 1,503 ft |
117 m 384 ft |
6.83 km 4.24 mi |
37°28′09″N 90°29′46″W / 37.469175°N 90.496078°W |
8 | Stono Mountain[9] | Saint Francois County | St. Francois Mountains | 501 m 1,644 ft |
147 m 482 ft |
5.79 km 3.6 mi |
37°43′03″N 90°33′01″W / 37.717392°N 90.550325°W |
9 | Proffit Mountain[5][c] | Reynolds | St. Francois Mountains | 518 m 1,699 ft |
110 m 361 ft |
2.1 km 1.3 mi |
37°34′08″N 90°46′53″W / 37.568982°N 90.781264°W |