Taum Sauk Mountain elevation
1,772ft
above sea level · 540 m
Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest point in Missouri and the 41st highest of the 50 state high points. It’s in Iron County, according to the USGS gazetteer.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 37.57° N · 90.73° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 34′ 17″ N · 90° 43′ 45″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15S · 700,542 E · 4,160,673 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Ground height (3DEP)
- 1,771 ft
- What the USGS model gives at this exact point, on a 1 m grid. The official elevation is 1,772 ft.
Compared with other state high points
At 1,772 ft (540 m), Taum Sauk Mountain is the 41st highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska (20,310 ft), and the lowest is Britton Hill, in Florida (345 ft).
The USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States” gives it 1,772 ft. The 3DEP elevation model gives 1,771 ft at the gazetteer point: 1 ft less.
Missouri’s capital, Jefferson City, is 105 mi away in a straight line and 1,142 ft lower.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is St. Louis, 78 mi away in a straight line and 1,308 ft lower.
Missouri’s lowest point is the Saint Francis River, at 230 ft: a total relief of 1,542 ft.
- 39 Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Taum Sauk Mountain.
How tall is Taum Sauk Mountain?
Taum Sauk Mountain is 1,772 feet (540 m) above sea level. That’s the official USGS figure, from its table of state high points.
What are the coordinates of Taum Sauk Mountain?
Latitude 37.57128 and longitude -90.72917, in decimal degrees (37° 34′ 17″ N · 90° 43′ 45″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 700,542 E and 4,160,673 N, on NAD83.
Is Taum Sauk Mountain the highest mountain in the US?
No. It’s the 41st highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.
What county is Taum Sauk Mountain in?
The summit point falls in Iron County, Missouri. The USGS table lists Iron.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States” The official elevation of the summit. Public domain.
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The ground height at the summit point, to check the figure. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The position and official name of the summit. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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