Frenchmans Bluff
Frenchmans Bluff is a summit in Norman County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m), Frenchmans Bluff is the 62nd highest summit in the state of Minnesota.[2]
Frenchmans Bluff was so named on account of early pioneers finding abandoned log cabins they believed to have been built by French fur traders.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchmans Bluff
- ^ "Frenchmans Bluff". Peakery.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 384.
External links
[edit]- Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area–Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area–The Nature Conservancy