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rock outcropping peak looking over maples and birch to lake superior from carlton peak mn

 

Carlton Peak

mile 83.4

Massive blocks of gray anorthosite form Carlton Peak. This heady summit gives bird’s-eye views of the maple forest you crossed to reach the peak. Carlton Peak is 924 feet high with the trail elevation of about 550 feet. A nearby overlook has panoramas of Lake Superior, Tofte, and the Temperance River Valley, which makes this a great late season hike, too.

Length: 3-3.4 miles depending if you take the spur trails
Difficulty: moderate due to steepness

 

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