Shepherd Mountain

{{Short description|Mountain in Missouri, United States}}

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| location = Iron County, Missouri, U.S.

| range = Saint Francois Mountains

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Shepherd Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|752109}} Shepherd Mountain lies just west of Ironton and Stouts Creek in the Arcadia Valley.Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968

Shepherd Mountain has the name of Forrest Shepherd, a geologist.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html| title=Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=12 October 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}} The mountain was the scene of action during the Battle of Fort Davidson.{{cite web | url=http://missouricivilwar.net/fort-davidson/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012325/http://missouricivilwar.net/fort-davidson/index.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=August 20, 2008 | title=The Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site | publisher=River Valley Region Association | accessdate=12 October 2016}}

Shepherd Mountain is home to Shepherd Mountain Bike Park. A downhill mountain bike park with several trails to choose from. There are also several hiking trails.