Royal Gorge is a gap in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The gap is at a point where Minor Creek cuts through a ridge in Ketcherside Mountain. Routes 72 and 21 pass through the gap southwest of Ironton. [2]
Royal Gorge most likely takes its name from the gorge of the same name in Colorado. [3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal Gorge (Missouri)
- ^ Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
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"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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37°32′30″N 90°40′57″W / 37.541716°N 90.682621°W
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Royal Gorge is a gap in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The gap is at a point where Minor Creek cuts through a ridge in Ketcherside Mountain. Routes 72 and 21 pass through the gap southwest of Ironton. [2]
Royal Gorge most likely takes its name from the gorge of the same name in Colorado. [3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal Gorge (Missouri)
- ^ Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
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^
"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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37°32′30″N 90°40′57″W / 37.541716°N 90.682621°W
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