Jasper Peak
Appearance
Jasper Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,707 ft (520 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Saint Louis County, Minnesota |
Topo map | USGS Soudan |
Jasper Peak is a peak in northeastern Minnesota near Soudan. It derives its current name from the red jasper 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. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Jasper Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Works Progress Administration. The WPA guide to Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Jasper". KJackson.us. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "List of Minnesota fire towers". Minnesota Fire Towers.
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(help) - ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 546. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.