Disappointment Mountain

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Disappointment Mountain
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Disappointment Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 1,814 ft (553 m) [1]
Coordinates 47°59′42″N91°19′50″W / 47.99500°N 91.33056°W / 47.99500; -91.33056 [1]
Geography
Location Fall Lake Township, Lake County, Minnesota, U.S.
Parent range Sawtooth Mountains

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Disappointment Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia (Third ed.). MHS Press. p. 316. ISBN   0-87351-396-7.