Monks Mound
Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 515 feet
- Description: part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica
- Also known as: “Abbey Hill”, “Cahokia Mound 38”, and “Tulach na Manach”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include State Park Place and Fairmont City.
Fairmont City
Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States.Monks Mound
- Categories: platform mound, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Nameoki Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.66009° or 38° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
-90.06212° or 90° 3′ 44″ west
Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)
Open location code
86CFMW6Q+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Monks Mound” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Monks Mound”
- Catalan: “Monks Mound”
- Cebuano: “Monks Mound”
- Chinese: “僧侣墩”
- Chinese: “僧侶墩”
- Chinese: “芒克斯墩”
- Czech: “Monks Mound”
- Dutch: “Monks Mound”
- Esperanto: “Tumulo de la Monaĥoj”
- French: “Monk’s Mound”
- French: “tumulus des Moines”
- German: “Monk’s Mound”
- German: “Monks Mound”
- Irish: “Monks Mound”
- Japanese: “モンクス＝マウンド”
- Polish: “Kopiec Mnichów”
- Russian: “Монкс-Маунд”
- Spanish: “Túmulos de los Monjes”
- Ukrainian: “Монкс-Маунд”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Exermont and Caseyville.
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Highlights: Mound 51 and Persimmon Mound.
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