Gray Mountain (Missouri)

Gray Mountain is a summit in the northwestern of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Gray Mountain has an elevation of 722 feet (220 m).[1] Gray Mountain lies above the St. Francis River to the southeast. The taller Graves Mountain lies just to the northwest and extends into Madison County south of Beulah. Graves Mountain State Forest includes portions of Gray Mountain. Missouri Route 143 passes by to the west.[2]

Gray Mountain has the name of one Mr. Gray, a pioneer citizen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gray Mountain (Missouri)
  2. ↑ Coldwater Missouri (1980) and Brunet, Missouri (1968) 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ↑ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°17′22″N 90°29′20″W / 37.28944°N 90.48889°W / 37.28944; -90.48889

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