Turtle Mountain (plateau)

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Turtle Mountain, or the Turtle Mountains, generally refers to an area in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of North Dakota and southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a plateau 2,000 ft (600 m) above sea level, 300 ft to 400 ft (90 m to 120 m) above the surrounding countryside, extending 20 mi (32 km) from north to south and 40 mi (64 km) from east to west. It has timber, numerous lakes, and small deposits of low-grade manganese. The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is in a valley on the southeastern border of plateau. The International Peace Garden is located in the Turtle Mountain south of Boissevain, Manitoba. One of the most popular and largest lakes in the Turtle Mountain is Lake Metigoshe. About 1/8 of the lake is in Canada and about 7/8 in the United States. Comunities in the area include Boissevain, Manitoba, Deloraine, Manitoba, Bottineau, North Dakota, and Dunseith, North Dakota. In the late 1890's there was coal mining in the Turtle Mountain near Old Deloraine town site. However when better quality coal was found elsewhere and the Trans-Canada Railway was built, the mines closed and the town moved of the mountain. The old town site is now covered by a man made lake, made when the Turtle-Head Dam was built. Now the Turtle Mountain is home to a provincial park, a state park, two historic sites and excellent hunting and fishing.

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