Jasper Peak

Jasper Peak
Jasper Peak

Location in Minnesota

Highest point
Elevation 1,707 ft (520 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates 47°48′50″N 92°12′56″W / 47.8138069°N 92.2154359°W / 47.8138069; -92.2154359Coordinates: 47°48′50″N 92°12′56″W / 47.8138069°N 92.2154359°W / 47.8138069; -92.2154359 [2]
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

  1. ↑ "Jasper Peak, Minnesota". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Jasper Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ↑ Works Progress Administration. The WPA guide to Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Jasper". KJackson.us. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. ↑ "List of Minnesota fire towers". Minnesota Fire Towers.
  6. ↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 546. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.


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