Lime Kiln Mountain is a long ridge in Taney County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The ridge reaches an elevation of 1,330 feet (410 m) at 36°36′13″N 92°53′22″W / 36.60361°N 92.88944°W. [2] U.S. Route 160 traverses the ridgeline from Rueter in the southeast to Hilda in the northwest for a distance of approximately 7.5 mi (12.1 km). [3] Cane Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek, runs roughly parallel to the ridge along the northeast. [3]
Lime Kiln Mountain was named for a lime kiln which was active in the 19th century. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Kiln Mountain
- ^ Missouri Protem SW 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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Lime Kiln Mountain is a long ridge in Taney County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The ridge reaches an elevation of 1,330 feet (410 m) at 36°36′13″N 92°53′22″W / 36.60361°N 92.88944°W. [2] U.S. Route 160 traverses the ridgeline from Rueter in the southeast to Hilda in the northwest for a distance of approximately 7.5 mi (12.1 km). [3] Cane Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek, runs roughly parallel to the ridge along the northeast. [3]
Lime Kiln Mountain was named for a lime kiln which was active in the 19th century. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Kiln Mountain
- ^ Missouri Protem SW 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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