Brown Mountain (Missouri)

Brown Mountain is a summit in western St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak has an elevation of 1,650 feet (500 m).[1] The community of Iron Mountain Lake lies just west of the mountain.[2] The mountain is named after Mr. Brown, a businessperson in the local charcoal producing industry.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown Mountain (Missouri)
  2. Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1983 rev.)
  3. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

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