Blue Mounds State Park

Blue Mounds State Park
       
County

Rock

  Rock County
GPS

N43 43.063
W96 11.534

 
Size

1,826 acres

 
Habitat

Tallgrass prairie

Hiking Trails

13 miles

1 mile interpretive trail


Links

Minnesota DNR


Comments

Eagle Rock, the high point in the park at 1,683 feet, provides a spectacular 360-degree panoramic view that includes three states.


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Birds

Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) nests here. Other birds that have been seen here, along with those listed below, include ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis), prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus), western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis), Say’s phoebe (Sayornis saya), and mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides).

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist This is a PDF File. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it.

 
 

cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)

ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

 
     

Insects

 

 
 

goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

     

Mammals

Coyote (Canis latrans) can be seen in this park.

 
 

American bison (Bison bison)

eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

eastern cottontail
 

 

 

Plants

Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara), a federal threatened species and Minnesota endangered species, grows here.

 
 

American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

brittle pricklypear (Opuntia fragilis)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)

butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior)

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis)

Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis)

candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

common plantain (Plantago major)

common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

compass plant (Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum)

curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus)

dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata)

dwarf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)

eastern pricklypear (Opuntia humifusa)

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana)

grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia)

hoary vervain (Verbena stricta)

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)

leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera)

prairie onion (Allium stellatum)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota)

reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata)

short-awned foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum)

smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

prickly sow thistle (Sonchus asper)

stiff goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)

swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata)

tall cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta)

timothy (Phleum Pratense)

white clover (Trifolium repens)

white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides)

white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

 

 

 

 

 

butterfly weed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

prairie onion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Queen Anne’s Lace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swamp milkweed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Visits

08/01/1999

   
       
               

 

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