Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area
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Trempealeau Mountain from the Trempealeau River
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Trempealeau |
| Location | Trempealeau |
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| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Owner | Wisconsin DNR |
  Location of Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area in Wisconsin
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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 mountains along the entire Mississippi River.[1]
Location and access
Trempealeau 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
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]
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Trempealeau Mountain SNA (viewed from Brady's Bluff SNA)
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Hollow on Trempealeau Mountain.JPG
Hollow on Trempealeau Mountain
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View from Trempealeau Mountain peak.JPG
View from Trempealeau Mountain peak
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Exposed rockface at Trempealeau Mountain.JPG
Exposed rockface at Trempealeau Mountain
