Royal Gorge (Missouri)

Royal Gorge is a gap in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The gap is at a point where Minor Creek cuts through a ridge in Ketcherside Mountain. Routes 72 and 21 pass through the gap southwest of Ironton.[2]

Royal Gorge most likely takes its name from the gorge of the same name in Colorado.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal Gorge (Missouri)
  2. Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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