Buford Mountain Conservation Area

Buford Mountain Conservation Area consists of 3,824 acres (15.48 km2) north of Ironton and southwest of Bismarck, Missouri. The area includes Buford Mountain at 1,740 feet (530 m) above sea level. The mountain consists mostly of rhyolite, with few permanent water sources. However, there are eight fishless ponds each about 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) in size.

Buford Mountain Conservation Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Buford Mountain Trail on Bald Knob
LocationIron and Washington counties, Missouri, United States
Nearest cityBismarck, MO
Coordinates37.714339°N 90.703133°W / 37.714339; -90.703133
Area3,824 acres (15.5 km2)
Established1983
Governing bodyMissouri Department of Conservation
Official website

The central feature, Buford Mountain, has the name of the local Buford family who settled the area.[1] The Missouri Department of Conservation purchased the area from the Nature Conservancy in 1979. There is a hiking trail that traverses the area for 10.5 miles (16.9 km) and crosses the summit of Buford Mountain. Hunting is permitted in the area in the appropriate season with permits.[2]

View west from Bald Knob
Buford Mountain viewed from Belleview Valley looking east

See also

References

  1. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Buford Mountain Conservation Area". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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