Anaconda Hill

Helena National Forest · Montana · 18,546 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (157)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(3)
Campanula petiolata
(2)
Eritrichium argenteum
Alberta Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon albertinus
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum viride
American Goshawk (5)
Astur atricapillus
American Mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium americanum
American Pasqueflower (5)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Thorowax (1)
Bupleurum americanum
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Annual Cryptanthas (1)
Cryptantha
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (4)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (4)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bent-flower Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus vexilliflexus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (4)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Chilean Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clustered Leatherflower (2)
Clematis hirsutissima
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya glomerata
Columbian Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus columbianus
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Tern (1)
Sterna hirundo
Common Wintergreen (4)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (4)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Juniper (2)
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Oregon-grape (7)
Berberis repens
Creeping Oreocarya (1)
Oreocarya sobolifera
Cultivated Wheat (1)
Triticum aestivum
Curve-beak Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis contorta
Cutleaf Anemone (2)
Anemone multifida
Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
False Rock-loving Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis pseudorupestris
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Field Pennycress (2)
Thlaspi arvense
Fireweed (5)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (1)
Delphinium bicolor
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Eagle (4)
Aquila chrysaetos
Graceful Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla gracilis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Blanket-flower (3)
Gaillardia aristata
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Greene's Mountain-ash (4)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (3)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary False Alyssum (1)
Berteroa incana
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (5)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (7)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis racemosa
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lodgepole Pine (16)
Pinus contorta
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Lyall's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon lyallii
Macoun's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla macounii
Marsh Valerian (4)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mountain Douglasia (2)
Androsace montana
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (7)
Agastache urticifolia
Nodding Onion (3)
Allium cernuum
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (2)
Galium boreale
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Shrike (2)
Lanius borealis
Nuttall's Ragwort (1)
Senecio megacephalus
Orange Agoseris (3)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Poker Alumroot (1)
Heuchera cylindrica
Prairie Rose (1)
Rosa arkansana
Prairie-smoke (5)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Avens (2)
Geum rivale
Purple Clematis (4)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Richardson's Geranium (3)
Geranium richardsonii
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-legged Hawk (2)
Buteo lagopus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sagebrush Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Sharp-tailed Grouse (1)
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hastata
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (3)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos albus
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (3)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Saxifrage (3)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Geranium (8)
Geranium viscosissimum
Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja lutescens
Streambank Globemallow (3)
Iliamna rivularis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall Cinquefoil (2)
Drymocallis arguta
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (4)
Ceanothus velutinus
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Tufted Fleabane (1)
Erigeron caespitosus
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Turkeybeard (11)
Xerophyllum tenax
White Point-vetch (2)
Oxytropis sericea
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Williams' Conimitella (1)
Conimitella williamsii
Yellow Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (2)
Aquilegia flavescens
a fungus (1)
Deconica montana
Federally Listed Species (6)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (9)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (7)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,830 ha
GNR37.7%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,724 ha
GNR36.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 862 ha
GNR11.5%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 526 ha
GNR7.0%
GNR2.7%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 133 ha
GNR1.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 5 ha
G30.1%

Anaconda Hill

Anaconda Hill Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 18,546 acres