Indian Hill (Minnesota)
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Indian Hill, in section nine of Oscar Township
, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
, is a peak in the Leaf Mountains
of west-central Minnesota. On its west side the hill provides a high vantage point over the upper valley of the Red River of the North
, while to the east it provides a view of the adjacent moraines
.
Oscar Township, Minnesota
Oscar Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles , of which, 34.6 square miles of it is land and...
, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, is a peak in the Leaf Mountains
Leaf Hills Moraines
The Leaf Hills Moraines, sometimes called the Leaf Mountains, are a range of hills in west-central Minnesota. The land, while not exhibiting many characteristics of mountains, nevertheless rises typically to a height of to above the surrounding farmland through the duration of its range,...
of west-central Minnesota. On its west side the hill provides a high vantage point over the upper valley of the Red River of the North
Red River of the North
The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...
, while to the east it provides a view of the adjacent moraines
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
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