From Albany, go 2 miles south and west on Hwy. 59, then north and west on Hwy. 39 for 1.8 miles to a parking lot at the north end of the area. Muralt Bluff occupies a long, sweeping ridge top in an area of older drift about midway between the recently glaciated lands to the east and the Driftless Area to the west. The sandstone bluff is capped with a thin rocky layer of limestone on which the dry prairie has developed.
Dominant grasses are little bluestem, side-oats grama, Indian grass, and northern dropseed.
Several uncommon species are present including plains muhly, Hill's thistle, and cancer root. Due to its long, irregular shape and extensive edges, bird populations are typical of shrubby communities. Cuckoos, house wren, catbird, brown thrasher, indigo bunting, rufous sided towhee, and vesper and field sparrows are common nesters. Such grassland species as bobolink and grasshopper sparrow are becoming more common as burning and brushing opens the area. Land Control - Green County.