Farquhar Peak

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Farquhar Peak is a summit in Cook County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1] With an elevation of 1,250 feet (380 m), Farquhar Peak is the 70th highest summit in the state of Minnesota. [2] Farquhar Peak was named for a government surveyor. [3]

Cook County, Minnesota County in the United States

Not to be confused with Cook, Minnesota in Saint Louis County.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farquhar Peak
  2. ↑ "Farquhar Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 147.

Coordinates: 47°52′38.5″N89°55′15.5″W / 47.877361°N 89.920972°W / 47.877361; -89.920972

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