Disappointment Mountain

Disappointment Mountain
Disappointment Mountain
Disappointment Mountain is located in Minnesota
Disappointment Mountain
Fall Lake Township, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Elevation 1,814 ft (553 m) [1]
Location
Range Sawtooth Mountains
Coordinates 47°59′42″N 91°19′50″W / 47.995°N 91.33056°W / 47.995; -91.33056Coordinates: 47°59′42″N 91°19′50″W / 47.995°N 91.33056°W / 47.995; -91.33056[1]

Disappointment Mountain, also sometimes called Disappointment Hill, is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota. It is located about a mile east of the lake which shares its name.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Disappointment Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:656005. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia (Third ed.). MHS Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-87351-396-7. 



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