Buford Mountain Conservation Area consists of north of
Ironton and southwest of
Bismarck,
Missouri. The area includes Buford Mountain at above sea level. The mountain consists mostly of
rhyolite
Rhyolite ( ) is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks. It is generally glassy or fine-grained (aphanitic) in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals (phenocrysts) in an otherwise fine-grained groundmass. The mineral ...
, with few permanent water sources. However, there are eight fishless ponds each about in size.
The central feature, Buford Mountain, has the name of the local Buford family who settled the area.
The
Missouri Department of Conservation purchased the area from the
Nature Conservancy in 1979. There is a hiking trail that traverses the area for and crosses the summit of Buford Mountain. Hunting is permitted in the area in the appropriate season with permits.
See also
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List of mountain peaks of Missouri
This article comprises three sortable tables of the significant mountain peaks of Missouri. This article defines a significant mountain peak as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of ...
References
Protected areas established in 1979
Protected areas of Iron County, Missouri
Protected areas of Washington County, Missouri
Conservation Areas of Missouri
Mountains of Missouri
Mountains of Iron County, Missouri
Landforms of Iron County, Missouri
Landforms of Washington County, Missouri
Mountains of Washington County, Missouri
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