Brown Mountain (St. Francois County, 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]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown Mountain (St. Francois County, 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.

37°40′57″N 90°35′56″W / 37.6825503°N 90.5990127°W / 37.6825503; -90.5990127