Mount Josephine (Minnesota) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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)
Geography
Mount Josephine Location in 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

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.