Misquah Hills
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The Misquah Hills are a range of large hills or small mountains in northeastern Minnesota, in the United States. They are located in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness within Superior National Forest.
The Misquah Hills are oriented east-to-west, south of Cross Lake and Winchell Lake. Their peaks are all within four miles east and seven miles west of Misquah Lake,[1] and include several of the highest points in Minnesota, including Eagle Mountain and Peak 2266. .
The composition of the Misquah Hills is of red granitic rock of the Duluth Complex. Their total elevation above the surrounding plateau does not exceed 600 feet, although they reach roughly 1700 feet above nearby Lake Superior at Eagle Mountain, the highest point in Minnesota at 2301 feet above sea level.
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- ^ Upham, Warren (2001) Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, Third Edition, p629; MHS Press; ISBN 0-87351-396-7
