Trempealeau Mountain is mostly wooded, dominated by black and white oak and basswood. In a hollow on the southeast-facing side, red oaks are found mixed with patches of interrupted ferns. On the cooler northeast-facing slopes, sugar maple and basswood dominate. The dry south-facing slopes contain small patches of dry prairie with big blue-stem, needle grass, side-oats grama, hairy grama, white and purple prairie-clover, prairie larkspur, and partridge pea. Numerous Native American mounds, burial sites, and habitation sites make this a rich archeological site. French explorers were among the first Europeans to explore the area and the name Trempealeau comes from the French, “la montagne qui trempe à l’eau” meaning “the mountain whose foot is bathed in water”.[1]
Trempealeau Mountain SNA (viewed from Brady's Bluff SNA)
Hollow on Trempealeau Mountain
View from Trempealeau Mountain peak
Exposed rockface at Trempealeau Mountain
Referencesedit
^ ab"Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area(PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
trempealeau, mountain, state, natural, area, wisconsin, department, natural, resources, designated, state, natural, area, consisting, foot, conical, rock, mound, surrounded, three, sides, mississippi, trempealeau, rivers, only, solid, rock, islands, along, ent. Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources designated State Natural Area consisting of a 425 foot conical rock mound surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers It is one of only 3 solid rock islands along the entire Mississippi River 1 Trempealeau Mountain State Natural AreaTrempealeau Mountain from the Trempealeau RiverLocation of Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area in WisconsinShow map of WisconsinTrempealeau Mountain State Natural Area the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationTrempealeau Wisconsin United StatesCoordinates44 01 17 N 91 29 39 W 44 02139 N 91 49417 W 44 02139 91 49417Area90 acres 36 ha Established2002 Contents 1 Location and access 2 Description 3 References 4 External linksLocation and access editTrempealeau Mountain State Natural Area is located in western Trempealeau County approximately 2 miles 3 2 km southwest of Trempealeau within Perrot State Park Access is via the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers 2 Description editTrempealeau Mountain is mostly wooded dominated by black and white oak and basswood In a hollow on the southeast facing side red oaks are found mixed with patches of interrupted ferns On the cooler northeast facing slopes sugar maple and basswood dominate The dry south facing slopes contain small patches of dry prairie with big blue stem needle grass side oats grama hairy grama white and purple prairie clover prairie larkspur and partridge pea Numerous Native American mounds burial sites and habitation sites make this a rich archeological site French explorers were among the first Europeans to explore the area and the name Trempealeau comes from the French la montagne qui trempe a l eau meaning the mountain whose foot is bathed in water 1 nbsp Trempealeau Mountain SNA viewed from Brady s Bluff SNA nbsp Hollow on Trempealeau Mountain nbsp View from Trempealeau Mountain peak nbsp Exposed rockface at Trempealeau MountainReferences edit a b Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area Wisconsin DNR Retrieved 1 December 2013 Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area PDF Map Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Retrieved 2013 11 29 External links edithttp dnr wi gov topic Lands naturalareas index asp SNA 356 WI DNR http dnr wi gov topic lands naturalareas documents topomaps map356 pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area amp oldid 1077117640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
