ATCHISON                       3 Brickyard Hill Loess Mound

Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area

A 125-acre area located within Brickyard Hill Conservation Area, six miles northwest of Rock Port on Interstate-29 at the Hwy A junction near Watson. Access is by foot from the parking area near Charity Lake or from the county road that forms the west boundary of the natural area. Located in parts of Sections 1 and 12, T65N, R41-42W, Rock Port 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated December 20, 1971.

Natural Features--Dry-prairie and forest on a rugged loess mound of the Western Section of the Glaciated Plains Natural Division. The prairie on these loess ridges harbors plants that are common further west in the Great Plains, but are rare in Missouri. These plants include soapweed, downy painted cup, plains muhly grass, hairy grama grass and silvery scurf pea. The natural area is owned by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Northwest District Office, 701 N.E. College Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64506, phone 816/271-3100.

Soapweed (Yucca glauca glauca)		Downy Yellow Painted Cup (Castilleja sessiliflora)