- Jasper Peak
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Jasper Peak Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Elevation 1,706 ft (520 m) NGVD 29[1] Location Coordinates 47°48′50″N 92°12′56″W / 47.8138069°N 92.2154359°WCoordinates: 47°48′50″N 92°12′56″W / 47.8138069°N 92.2154359°W[2] Topo map USGS Soudan Jasper Peak is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota. It derives its current name from the red jasper of which is the major constituent of the mountain's bedrock.[3] A Minnesota Division of Forestry lookout tower built in 1934 is situated on the summit.[4][5]
The mountain was once named Chester Peak in honor of Albert Huntington Chester, a graduate of the Columbia School of Mines and a professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and metallurgy at Hamilton College 1870-1891, and later at Rutgers College. His survey of the Mesabi and Vermilion Iron Ranges was published in the Eleventh Annual Report of the Minnesota Geological Survey in 1882.[6]
References
- ^ "Jasper Peak, Minnesota". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=33137. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Jasper Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:661574. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Works Progress Administration. The WPA guide to Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. http://books.google.com/books?id=XyqdIo30x_0C&pg=PA368#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Jasper". KJackson.us. http://kjackson.us/towers/Jasper.php. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "List of Minnesota fire towers". Minnesota Fire Towers.
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 546. ISBN 0-87351-396-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA546&lpg=PA546#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Categories:- Mountains of Minnesota
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