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°WCoordinates: 47°48′50″N 92°12′56″W / 47.8138069°N 92.2154359°W [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.