Country United States County Pipestone Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Local time Friday 8:13 AM | State Minnesota Elevation 1,673 ft (510 m) Area code(s) 507 | |
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Cresson is an unincorporated community located in Pipestone County, Minnesota. The elevation is 1,673 feet. Cresson appears on the Elkton SW U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Map of Cresson, Altona Township, MN 56170, USA
Close to the bordering states of South Dakota to the west and Iowa to the south, Cresson lies in rural southwest Minnesota near the Pipestone National Monument, a National Park Service property established in 1937. The monument's 301 acres protect tallgrass prairie and quarries of red pipestone, or catlinite, traditionally used by Native Americans to make pipes.
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Cresson, Minnesota Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA