Mount Desor is the tallest

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within

Isle Royale National Park Isle Royale National Park is an American national park consisting of Isle Royale – known as Minong to the native Ojibwe – along with more than 400 small adjacent islands and the surrounding waters of Lake Superior, in the state of Michigan ...

. Located on

Isle Royale Isle Royale National Park is an American national park consisting of Isle Royale – known as Minong to the native Ojibwe – along with more than 400 small adjacent islands and the surrounding waters of Lake Superior, in the state of Michigan ...

Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...

and with an elevation of , it is the third highest peak on the lake. The

Greenstone Ridge Trail The Greenstone Ridge Trail is a hiking trail on Isle Royale, in Lake Superior, northern Michigan. The island is within Isle Royale National Park. There are no roads on the island, a wilderness area and national park, so the trail doubles as th ...

crosses the summit of Mount Desor as it traverses the length of the island. The summit is a hike from nearest ferry landing. On an autumn day after most of the

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has fallen, it is possible to see Lake Superior's Siskiwit Bay to the south. In other seasons, the view of the surrounding terrain from the densely wooded spot is limited.

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