Eagle Mountain (Minnesota)
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Eagle Mountain is the highest natural point in Minnesota, United States, at 2,301 feet (701 m). It is in northern Cook County in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest in the Misquah Hills, northwest of Grand Marais. It is a Minnesota State Historic Site.[3]
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Eagle Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,301 ft (701 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Prominence | 1,321 ft (403 m)[1] |
Listing | U.S. state high point 37th |
Coordinates | 47°53′51″N 90°33′36″W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Misquah Hills |
Topo map | USGS Eagle Mountain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Maintained hiking trail |
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Eagle Mountain is only about 15 miles (24 km) from Minnesota's lowest elevation, Lake Superior, at 600 feet (183 m).[4] It is part of the Canadian Shield. There is also another much shorter peak also named Eagle Mountain in northern Minnesota. The shorter peak is part of the Lutsen Mountains ski resort.