Editing Mesabi Range (section)

==Physical extent==
The Mesabi Range is {{convert|110|mi|km}} long. Heights vary from {{convert|200-500|ft|m}}. The highest point, located about {{convert|5.6|mi|km}} northeast of [[Virginia, Minnesota|Virginia]], is Pike Mountain at {{convert|1950|ft|m}}.<ref name="Terranes">{{cite web|last1=Mangou|first1=Patrick J.|title=The Archean Terranes of Minnesota|url=http://usgeologymorphology.com/MN-archean-p1.html|website=US Geology and Geomorphology|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> The range trends from the northeast to the southwest, extending from [[Babbitt, Minnesota|Babbitt]] to [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota|Grand Rapids]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/376548/Mesabi-Range  Mesabi Range] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426182724/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/376548/Mesabi-Range |date=April 26, 2015 }}</ref>

===Embarrass Mountains===
The Embarrass Mountains are a small subrange of the Mesabi Range, spanning about {{convert|9|mi|km}} through northern [[White Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|White Township]] and [[Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota|Hoyt Lakes]] in St. Louis County. Heights vary from {{convert|200-400|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=MyTopo Free Online Topo Maps|url=http://mytopo.com/maps/index.cfm|website=MyTopo|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> The highest point, at {{convert|1940|ft|m}}, is roughly {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} west of the unincorporated community of Hinsdale,<ref name="Terranes" /> near the former Erie Mining Company's pits and taconite processing plant.