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Bain Hill

Coordinates: 37°40′21″N 90°17′33″W / 37.67250°N 90.29250°W / 37.67250; -90.29250
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Bain Hill
Bain Hill is located in Missouri
Bain Hill
Bain Hill
Location in Missouri
Bain Hill is located in the United States
Bain Hill
Bain Hill
Bain Hill (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation1,016 ft (310 m)[1]
Prominence154 ft (47 m)[2]
Coordinates37°40′21″N 90°17′35″W / 37.672492°N 90.293056°W / 37.672492; -90.293056
Geography
LocationMissouri, United States
Parent rangeSt Francois Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Knob Lick

Bain Hill is a summit in St. Francois County, Missouri. It has a peak elevation of 1,106 feet (337 m).[4] The hill rises to the east of and about 200 feet above the Little St. Francis River. Knob Lick lies about four miles to the west and Mine La Motte is about five miles to the south in Madison County.[5]

Bain Hill has the name of Peter Bains, the original owner of the site.[6]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bain Hill
  2. ^ "Bain Hill". Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "St Francois Mountains". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bain Hill
  5. ^ Knob Lick, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  6. ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

37°40′21″N 90°17′33″W / 37.67250°N 90.29250°W / 37.67250; -90.29250