High Points

On a recent trip to northeast Minnesota, The Adventuress and I decided to make the trek to Eagle Mountain. The weather reports kept showing that Monday would be rain free, so we took the day and headed up the North Shore. The weather was perfect for the hike, and getting there was a breeze (with only minor delays for road construction). The highest point in Minnesota is supposedly also one of the most remote of the highest points in the U.S. If you measure remoteness by availability of cell phone signals, this is probably true. Minnesota is also the state with the highest point located the closest to the lowest point, at Lake Superior. In the end, this means that its a relatively short trip to dip your toes in the cool waters of the lake after the hot hike to the summit. For all the guff that North Dakota gets about being flat, it turns out that at 2300 feet, Eagle Mountain is 1200 feet lower than White Butte (ND’s highest point at 3500 ft).