Grassy Mountain (Wayne County, Missouri)

Grassy Mountain is a summit in northwest Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak has an elevation of 991 feet (302 m).[1] The peak lies just to the northwest of Clark Mountain. Gads Hill lies about two miles to the north-northwest along Missouri Route 49. Piedmont lies to the southwest.[2][3]

Grassy Mountain received its name from the abundance of tall grass in the area.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Mountain (Wayne County, Missouri)
  2. Piedmont, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Map, USGS, 1968 (revised 1985)
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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