Bald Hill Glade Natural Area
RIPLEY 161 Bald Hill Glade
Finger coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)
Calamint (Satureja arkansana)
A 332-acre area within the Mark Twain National Forest in Section 31, T23N, R1W, Gatewood 7.5 topographic map. Access is by Forest Service Roads 3213 and 3194. Designated August 27, 1993.
Natural Features
The largest dolomite glade complex known from the Lower Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. The glade flora is exceptionally diverse with more than 160 species observed, including finger coreopsis, Missouri coneflower, calamint, purple prairie clover, silky aster, heliotrope, false aloe, evolvulus and a large population of the state endangered umbrella plant. The surrounding woodlands, occurring on shallow chert soils, are dominated by post and black oaks. For more information contact the District Ranger at: USDA Forest Service, Eleven Point Ranger District #4, Confederate Ridge Road, Doniphan, Missouri 63935, 573/996-2153
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