Taum Sauk Mountain Climber's Log

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CrocDoc1

CrocDoc1 - Sep 7, 2024 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2024

Top of Missouri  Sucess!

Walked to top of Taum Sauk after a week hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Needless to say, after the high altitude huffing and puffing in RMNP, the walk to the top of TS was, literally, a walk in the park!

cjmall - Jun 9, 2023 8:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2020

Beautiful hike with my beloved Aunt

My aunt is who told me about the highpointers club, so I did my first "official" one with her since joining, and this was it!
I thought I had logged it previously, but apparently hadn't!

HikerHel - May 5, 2023 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2023

Highpoint # 30  Sucess!

Thank you work for "gifting me" a business trip to St Louis! Took advantage of being in MO and drove to Taum Sauk State Park. Hiked the Mina Falls loop trail while I was there. Beautiful waterfall and lovely highpoint visit.

Thermoretical - Jan 29, 2023 4:40 pm Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2022

Nice little walk (#4)  Sucess!

On a business trip to Atlanta I decided to make a few detours on the way home. Stop number 4 was Taum Sauk Mountain. I was in a bit of a time crunch else I would have kept walking to the falls. Nice little hike and a few pictures later I was off.

Dundeel

Dundeel - Jun 11, 2022 10:41 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2022

Saukcessful summit  Sucess!

Lots of other visitors at the highpoint and hiking the park trails. Short hike but it is wheelchair accessible. StHP #13

admiralcapn

admiralcapn - Feb 27, 2022 5:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2021

HP # 24  Sucess!

The latter part of high-point trip where we picked up four others, Taum Sauk was a nice reason not to take the slab all the way home.

DSimm81

DSimm81 - Dec 27, 2021 1:14 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2021

HP# 3  Sucess!

Back to IL after a WI work trip where I learned of highpointing, looked up other HPs...and MO's was only a couple hours away, so made a quick day trip to check it out. Hiked the couple mile trail, not bad.

jgoodsnyder - Oct 5, 2021 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2021

High Point #10  Sucess!

Had a busy weekend in Missouri! Cool, but drizzly short hike. Not many views but some nice foliage!

Woodie Hopper

Woodie Hopper - Sep 4, 2021 9:13 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2021

STD route  Sucess!

Walked over from the parking lot during a break in the rain. I didn’t expect the distance to the “highpoint” to be only 0.2 miles from the car! Hiked with Nick, our oldest, during a college visit weekend. Good times!

Chinigo

Chinigo - Jun 13, 2021 11:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2014

NIce walk  Sucess!

Easy walk to the summit

PaHiker

PaHiker - Apr 11, 2021 2:39 pm Date Climbed: Dec 14, 2020

Pleasant hike, not real busy  Sucess!

Breezy, cold day (around 24F), but not bad for a short hike. They built up the area nicely.

kteichert

kteichert - Dec 7, 2020 11:25 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2020

HP #40  Sucess!

Took a little roadtrip for my 40th birthday to snag the 40th state highpoint. You can drive basically to the top of this one. You do get an enjoyable little walk to the actual marker, through a thicket of trees. But the hike to the falls is definitely a must. I thought that it was so fascinating that the quantity of water to make those falls, boils out of the ground, so close to the highest point in the state - year round!! Would love to get an inside few of the mountain and the water system to see where that water comes from.

jabfoster - Nov 10, 2020 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2020

Taum Sauk Mt   Sucess!

Easy hike and nice weather.

vanman798

vanman798 - Sep 8, 2020 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2020

HP #37  Sucess!

One of the "weaker" US State Highpoints I have been too. I never would have thought I was on a mountain if I hadn't read on Wikipedia that Taum Sauk is a true mountain. It felt like a field. Fortunately the field is forested with many trees providing it with a saving grace. Further down the trail I found Mina Sauk Falls which weren't really running having only trickle flowing.

WIHighPointer - Sep 4, 2020 3:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2020

HP #7, Taum Sauk Mtn, MO, 3 of 3 today  Sucess!

Beautiful views from Lookout.

OH, IN, MO

Hyadventure

Hyadventure - Jul 11, 2020 1:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2020

Driving to St Louis to see my daughter

Why wouldn't I bag the state high point. Its a pretty place. 1/4 mile hike in a concrete path.

claidheamdanns

claidheamdanns - Jul 2, 2020 5:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2020

Taum Sauk HPH  Sucess!

Finally successfully made the summit (last time we had to be rescued by rangers — but that's another story). Did this as a 2-day backpacking trip, so I'm putting the date that we actually reached the summit.

Once again, only 3 made it.

Walkoutnow

Walkoutnow - Feb 9, 2020 9:34 am Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2020

HP #40  Sucess!

Second on this trip after coming down from Iowa. Cold, wet day with nobody around. The top area is nice enough, with a paved path. Have to admit that thoughts of breaking down in this area (a bit rough and scary at times) would bounce in and out of my mind. Just is what it is, I guess.

manicchick

manicchick - Feb 1, 2020 5:09 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2020

Highpoint #3  Sucess!

We decided to make the drive down to Taum Sauk from St. Louis. This was an easy one to get to. It's also really close to the Ozark Trail which is really cool!

Adam Doc Fox

Adam Doc Fox - Jan 22, 2020 12:09 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2019

Can't Wait for Ozark Trail to be Done  Sucess!

Nice hiking and views with the leaves gone. Drove 9 hours from Ohio.

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