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Mount Gilboa

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Mount Gilboa

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Mount Gilboa

Name: Mount Gilboa
Rating: 2

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Location: Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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Best Hikes to Mount Gilboa

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1. Wood Duck Pond – Little Pond loop from Dewey Hill

7.25km

01:56

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Wood Duck Pond – View of Hyland Lake loop from Bloomington

10.5km

02:45

80m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Little Pond loop from Bloomington

7.31km

01:55

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Renner Anderson

5 days ago

Mount Gilboa is recognized as the highest named “point of natural land” in Hennepin County, standing 1,017 feet above sea level. It is located at 44.84023, -93.36716, within the Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The highest “surveyed elevation” in Hennepin County is slightly higher, at 1,130 feet above sea level. This point lies at 44.91980, -93.45980, in a suburban neighborhood of Hopkins, situated south of Highway 7 and between Woodhill Road and Interstate 494.

Mount Gilboa is a glacial moraine, formed by an accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris, known as till, transported and deposited by ancient glaciers during the last Ice Age.

While it is likely that the indigenous peoples of this area originally named the hill, the present name, Mount Gilboa, appears to have been given by early settlers. These settlers named it after Mount Gilboa, a mountain range in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament.

Today, Mount Gilboa is best known for its ski slope and attracts 'high pointers' as well as hikers who are interested in hill climbing.

The trail to the top of Mount Gilboa, which is included on a komoot ready-made route, is seasonally closed for the skiing season.

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Elevation 310 m

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Location: Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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Mount Gilboa

1. Wood Duck Pond – Little Pond loop from Dewey Hill

2. Wood Duck Pond – View of Hyland Lake loop from Bloomington

3. Little Pond loop from Bloomington

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