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Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State ParkParks & play

The Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a Minnesota state park at the site of the Soudan Underground Mine, on the south shore of Lake Vermilion, in the Vermilion Range (Minnesota). The mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine. It formerly hosted the Soudan Underground Laboratory. As the Soudan Iron Mine, it has been designated a U.S. National Historic La

0.8 km · ~9 min walkDirections ↗
Jasper Peak
Jasper PeakSummits & peaks

Jasper Peak is a peak in northeastern Minnesota near Soudan. It derives its current name from the red jasper which is the major constituent of the mountain's bedrock. A Minnesota Division of Forestry lookout tower built in 1934 is situated on the summit.

1.7 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation
Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron FormationAttractions3.7 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Breitung Monument Park
Breitung Monument ParkParks & play3.9 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Soudan Mine Historical Marker
Soudan Mine Historical MarkerAttractions

Soudan 2 was a particle detector located in the Soudan Mine in Northern Minnesota, United States, that operated from 1989 to 2001. It was a 960-ton iron tracking calorimeter whose primary purpose was to search for proton decay, although its data were also used to investigate the properties of neutrinos. It found no evidence of proton decay, but it did help confirm Super-Kamiokande's atmospheric n

5.1 km · ~7 min driveDirections ↗
Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) (484 m)Summits & peaks6.1 km · ~13 min driveDirections ↗
North Pine Ridges TrailheadTrails & trailheads7.4 km · ~9 min driveDirections ↗

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