Fishing Lakes topographic map

Duluth's topography is distinctive, defined by its hilly terrain and its proximity to Lake Superior. The city is perched on an incline rising sharply from the lake, with elevations ranging from lake level at about 600 feet to approximately 1,400 feet at the ridge tops. This steep gradient creates dramatic…

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West Duluth covers an area of 5,726 acres (23 km2), or 13% of the city area, making it the third-largest district in the city. Note that, as with many other Duluth neighborhood districts, the area actually developed to a major extent is considerably smaller than the district figure. This is largely due to the…

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Proctor is adjacent to Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood, with which it forms something of a contiguous community unit due to Bayview Heights' topographical separation (the hill) from adjacent West Duluth. It is bounded by the city of Hermantown to the north, Midway Township to the west, Bayview Heights to…

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Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest," alluding to San Francisco's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a…

Average elevation: 286 m

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Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest," alluding to San Francisco's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a…

Average elevation: 286 m

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Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest," alluding to San Francisco's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a…

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Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest", alluding to San Francisco's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a…

Average elevation: 286 m

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Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest", alluding to San Francisco's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a…

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