Superior National Forest

Superior National Forest
This view from Eagle Mountain shows features of a peneplain; even in an area of significant local relief, the distant horizon is relatively flat.[1]
Map showing the location of Superior National Forest
Map showing the location of Superior National Forest
LocationSaint Louis, Lake, and Cook counties, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates48°N 92°W / 48°N 92°W / 48; -92
Area3,900,000 acres (16,000 km2)
EstablishedFebruary 13, 1909[2]
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
WebsiteSuperior National Forest
Location of the forest

Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada–United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior. The area is part of the greater Boundary Waters region along the border of Minnesota and the Canadian province of Ontario, a historic and important thoroughfare in the fur trading and exploring days of New France and British North America.

Under the administration of the United States Forest Service, the Superior National Forest comprises over 3,900,000 acres (6,100 mi2 or 16,000 km2) of woods and waters. The majority of the forest is multiple-use, including both logging and recreational activities such as camping, boating, and fishing. Slightly over a quarter of the forest is set aside as a wilderness reserve known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), where canoers can travel along interconnected fresh waters near land as well as over historic portages once used by Native American tribes and First Nations people, but later also by European explorers and traders.

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  2. ^ "The National Forests of the United States" (PDF). ForestHistory.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.