Taum Sauk Mountain State Park | |
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The highest point in Missouri: Taum Sauk summit | |
Location | Iron and Reynolds counties, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.57139°N 90.72917°W[1] |
Area | 8,732.23 acres (35.3381 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 1,772 ft (540 m)[1] |
Designation | Missouri state park |
Established | 1991[3] |
Visitors | 144,160 (in 2017)[2] |
Administrator | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Taum Sauk Mountain State Park |
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state.[4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park[5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.
In 2005, the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station was damaged and a billion gallons of water flooded parts of the park and other nearby areas.[6]
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