Like Big Thunder Peak, which we had just visited, Quadna Mountain is an abandoned skiing mountain. It is located in Section 25 of Hill Lake Township. I visited there on November 21, 2004, just after completing the logical two-fer, Itasca County.
The easiest way to approach Quadna Mountain is from nearby U.S. Highway 169, from the north or south. To the east is mostly swampland.
We came from the north on U.S. 169. Following Mike Schwartz' suggestion, we passed the "Quadna Mountain" sign and continued, turning left onto Airport Road. We curved left, passing the red barn at 1/4 mile, and taking a right at a hairpin curve at 0.3 miles. We followed that for 0.1 mile
and parked next to an open gate.
The gate is marked, prohibiting vehicle traffic, but welcoming foot traffic.
I couldn't get anyone to go with me, so I went alone.
The trail was a decent gravel road all the way to the top, curving around its western slope. I walked up the road, arriving at the top in 15 minutes. That included a visual inspection of the tower area.
The Geological marker is either gone or hidden. I looked around for several minutes, but could not find it. It may have been in the tall weeds around the lookout tower.
The access road continues south from the lookout tower, past the HP, and south, probably in the firebreak shown on the topo map.
The summit hill is a small rise about 400 feet south of the lookout tower area.
I returned the same way, taking even more time to look for the bench mark and also checking out the ski lift towers, extending the total hiking time to 34 minutes.
We got back onto U.S. 169 and continued south to our home in Anoka County.
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