Mount Josephine (Minnesota)
| Mount Josephine | |
|---|---|
 Mount Josephine from a way side overlook on MN 61E scenic highway in Grand Portage, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°59′00″N 89°39′33″W / 47.98333°N 89.65917°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Josephine Minnesota | |
| Location | Cook County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sawtooth Mountains |
Mount Josephine is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota, in the United States. It overlooks Grand Portage Bay of Lake Superior.
History
[edit]The mountain was named in honor of a young woman, Josephine Godfrey of Detroit, Michigan, who led a party of young friends on a daylong excursion from Grand Portage, Minnesota to the summit in 1853. Miss Godfrey's father, John Godfrey, owned a trading post at the present site of Grand Marais, Minnesota until 1858.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mount Josephine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 147.