Frenchmans Bluff is a summit in Norman County, Minnesota, in the United States. With an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m), Frenchmans Bluff is the 62nd highest summit in the state of Minnesota.
Frenchmans Bluff was so named on account of early pioneers finding abandoned log cabins they believed to have been built by French fur traders.
References
- 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
- Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area–Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area–The Nature Conservancy
| Mountains of Minnesota | |
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| Leaf Hills Moraines | |
| Misquah Hills | |
| Sawtooth Mountains | |
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47°11′44″N 96°10′28″W / 47.19556°N 96.17444°W / 47.19556; -96.17444
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