Lake County's Highest Point is located in Section 11 of an unnamed township. It holds Minnesota's second highest county, after Cook. I visited Stony Tower Hill on May 29, the morning after I completed Koochiching County.
I came from Duluth on State Highway 61.
About 34 miles northeast of Two Harbors, I turned left onto S.H. 1. It gains elevation fast as it rises above the Lake Superior basin.
I drove northwest on S.H. 1 for 23.5 miles, and turned left onto Stony Loop (Forest Road 103).
F.R. 103 is marked as unsuitable for passenger cars, but, with care, I was able to drive all the way to the access path for the hill in my Ford Escort.
At 1.8 miles on F.R. 103, I met two ATV drivers joining the road from a trail.
At 1.9 miles, I saw another trail going left, and at 2.6 miles, another trail to the left.
I kept driving past the right-bound trail, not seeing it at first, but it is at 2.79 miles, and I parked on the road, hoping noone would need to get by.
The trail is the one shown on the topographic map, well-maintained, except for one large, fallen evergreen tree. The trail is about 0.1 mile long. I arrived there in 6 minutes.
The Geological marker is directly in the middle of the lookout tower corners.
I thought that the highest natural ground was next to the northwest tower support. I enjoyed this summit the most on this trip, also it was the highest of this trip.
When I got back to my car, three ATV drivers came from the west. They were able to get around my car.
I returned to S.H. 1, and turned left, on my way to Saint Louis County.
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Minnesota Atlas & Gazeteer by Delorme, 3rd Edition, 2001.
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