Moose Mountain SNA

 

 

     
 
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Size

 
 

177 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

N46 52.892, W91 59.036

 
         
         
 

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          St. Louis County  
          Northeast Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

A hiking trail leads from the parking area 200 yards uphill to a powerline clearing, then ½ mile along the clearing. Near the end of the trail a fire road can be followed back to the County Road 12 about ½ mile north of the parking area.

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

Deer hunting only (by archery and firearm on specific dates). See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Northern Superior Uplands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

North Shore Highlands

   
  Land Type Association    

Split Rock Till Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Aspen - Birch Forest: Hardwood Subtype

Aspen - Birch Woodland

Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern)

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest

Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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About

Two rare plants, white baneberry and moschatel, are found here. Moschatel, the only species in its family in North America, is uncommon over most of its range, particularly with the loss of hardwood forest habitat. It prefers slopes with cold, moist air drainage. The best example of old growth hardwoods is on the south side of the power line, just over the top of the hill. The area upslope of the old growth and to the north shows direct evidence of the wildfires of the early 1900s.

 

 

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Visits

7/24/2004

  5/25/2011            
 
 

Plants

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Aspen - Birch Forest: Hardwood Subtype FDn43b2

Aspen - Birch Woodland FDn32b

Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern) WFn55a

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest MHn35b

Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest MHn47a

     
    bigleaf lupine  

 

 

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