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Jasper Peak

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Topo map
  
USGS Soudan

Elevation
  
520 m

Jasper Peak

Location
  
Saint Louis County, Minnesota

Similar
  
Disappointment Mountain, Carlton Peak, North Arapaho Peak, Moose Mountain, Longs Peak

Jasper peak


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. A Minnesota Division of Forestry lookout tower built in 1934 is situated on the summit.

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Map of Jasper Peak, Breitung Township, MN 55790, USA

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.

References

Jasper Peak Wikipedia