The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of low ridges situatedon the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota , extending about 30 miles ( 50 km ) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west , to Grand Marais on the east . The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of low , serrated ridges situated on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota , extending about 30 miles ( 50 km ) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west , to Grand Marais on the east .