Apache Mountain

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 17,506 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (34)

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

American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Arizona Toad (2)
Anaxyrus microscaphusUR
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Davis Mountains Mock Vervain (1)
Glandularia pubera
Dwarf Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis centranthera
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Greater Short-horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Ivyleaf Ground-chery (1)
Physalis hederifolia
Montezuma Quail (1)
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Bean (1)
Phaseolus angustissimus
One-seeded Juniper (1)
Juniperus monosperma
Pineywoods Geranium (2)
Geranium caespitosum
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stiff Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium demissum
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (2)
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thicket Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Toadflax Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon linarioides
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upright Prairie Coneflower (2)
Ratibida columnifera
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
White Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea candida
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Federally Listed Species (12)

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.

Loach Minnow
Tiaroga cobitisEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Narrow-headed Gartersnake
Thamnophis rufipunctatusThreatened
Rhizome Fleabane
Erigeron rhizomatusThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spikedace
Meda fulgidaEndangered
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (7)

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

Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,561 ha
GNR50.3%
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,871 ha
GNR40.5%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 294 ha
GNR4.1%
GNR1.4%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 69 ha
1.0%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 58 ha
GNR0.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 22 ha
G20.3%

Apache Mountain

Apache Mountain Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 17,506 acres