St. Francois Mountains

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The St. Francois Mountains are an ancient, rugged igneous mountain range in southeastern Missouri, known as one of the oldest exposures of volcanic rock in North America.

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St. Francois Mountains canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
igneous mountain range
mountain range
ageEstimate_years over 1.4 billion
contains Bell Mountain
Elephant Rocks
Hughes Mountain
Johnson’s Shut-Ins
Pilot Knob
Proffit Mountain
Taum Sauk Mountain
country United States
drainage Black River
Meramec River
St. Francis River
elevationOfHighestPoint_ft 1772
elevationOfHighestPoint_m 540
geologicAge Precambrian
geologicalNature igneous
geologicSignificance exposes core of the Ozark uplift
one of the few Precambrian igneous outcrops in the central United States
highestPoint Taum Sauk Mountain
knownFor ancient exposed igneous rocks
being one of the oldest exposures of volcanic rock in North America
landformType dissected plateau
locatedIn Iron County, Missouri
Madison County, Missouri
Missouri
Reynolds County, Missouri
St. Francois County, Missouri
southeastern Missouri
locatedOn North American continent
linked to: North America
namedAfter St. Francis River
orogeny Precambrian
partOf Ozark Plateau
Ozarks
linked to: Ozark Plateau
primaryProcesses erosion
volcanism
protectedAreas Elephant Rocks State Park
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
region Midwestern United States
rockType granite
rhyolite
volcanic rock
terrain rugged
tourism geological tourism
hiking
rock climbing

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Ozarks hasPart St. Francois Mountains
subject linked to: Ozarks region (partly)
Ozark Plateau hasPart St. Francois Mountains
Interior Highlands contains St. Francois Mountains