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]

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)