Wagon Knob

Wagon Knob is a summit in southern Lafayette County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,001 feet (305 m).[1] The feature consists of a linear north-south oriented ridge with two summits. The hill is just west of Missouri Route 131 and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) south of Odessa.[2]

Wagon Knob was named for a wrecked wagon left there.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wagon Knob
  2. Odessa South, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
  3. "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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