Hole-in-Mountain WMA

North Unit: 107 acres

South Unit: 531 acres

Field Access/Pull-offs

N44 13.492, W96 18.066

N44 13.469, W96 18.067

No maintained trails

All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Minnesota DNR

Dakota Skipper Reintroduction
The Dakota skipper was historically found in western Minnesota from Pipestone, Murray, and Cottonwood Counties in the south to Roseau County in the north. In the last few decades it has become extirpated from three-fourths of its documented locations nationally, including all of the locations in southwestern Minnesota. In 2017, Dakota skippers were reintroduced into adjacent Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve, owned by The Nature Conservancy. It is hoped that the species will eventually colonize Hole-in-Mountain WMA.

Mammals that have been documented here include giant mole shrew (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda), prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), and intermediate meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius intermedius).

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List