Sugarloaf Point SNA
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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10 acres |
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9096 Hwy 61 N47 29.296, W90 59.132 |
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Trails open year round during daylight hours. |
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$5.00 parking fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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The Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center Interpretive Trail begins at the parking area and passes through the SNA. In order to protect the fragile vegetation on the site visitors are asked to not walk out to Sugarloaf Point. |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Superior Uplands |
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| Ecological Subsection | North Shore Highlands |
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| Land Type Association | North Shore Till Plain |
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Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Upland White Cedar Forest Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Sugarloaf Point |
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Sugarloaf Point contains pre-historic and modern beaches, along with a world-class example of thin, fluid basalt lava flows from the Precambrian age. |
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| Sugarloaf Point Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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Jun 11, 2020 Sugarloaf Point SNA was once an island. It became connected to the mainland over time as beach sediment accumulated to bridge the gap. This is called a tombolo! Even if you do not visit this SNA in person, it is rewarding to know that we, as Minnesotans, have together protected this important habitat for the rare and wild in Minnesota. mndnr.gov/snas/sna01069 |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) LKu43a Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) LKu32e |
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