Ketcherside Mountain

Ketcherside Mountain
Ketcherside Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 1,698 ft (518 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°31′25″N 90°40′08″W / 37.52361°N 90.66889°W / 37.52361; -90.66889Coordinates: 37°31′25″N 90°40′08″W / 37.52361°N 90.66889°W / 37.52361; -90.66889 [2]
Geography
Location Iron County, Missouri, U.S.
Parent range Saint Francois Mountains
Topo map USGS Ironton

Ketcherside Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2] The peak lies about 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Taum Sauk Mountain and about 6 1⁄2 miles (10 km) south-southwest of Ironton. Hogan and Hogan Mountain lie to the west-southwest.[3]

Ketcherside Mountain has the name of the local Ketcherside (or Catcherside) family.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  2. 1 2 "Ketcherside Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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