Bald Mountain

Tahoe National Forest · California · 5,832 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (86)

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

Webber Ivesia (3)
Ivesia webberiThreatened
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Belding's Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus beldingi
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Broad Waterweed (1)
Elodea canadensis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Valerian (2)
Valeriana californica
Common Camassia (3)
Camassia quamash
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (1)
Leucophysalis nana
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Fall Thistle (4)
Cirsium occidentale
Few-flowered Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia unispicata
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flammulated Owl (1)
Psiloscops flammeolus
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (4)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Green-tailed Towhee (5)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (5)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Hot-rock Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon deustus
Large-head Clover (1)
Trifolium macrocephalum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Low Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia humilis
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus prostratus
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Newberry's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon newberryi
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Olive-sided Flycatcher (2)
Contopus cooperi
Plumas Ivesia (1)
Ivesia sericoleuca
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Pulsifer's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus pulsiferae
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red-breasted Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Snowplant (3)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sockeye Salmon (2)
Oncorhynchus nerka
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tansy-leaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (3)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Watercress (1)
Nasturtium officinale
Waxy Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea glaucescens
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Peony (6)
Paeonia brownii
Western Porterella (1)
Porterella carnosula
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western White Pine (1)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (2)
Contopus sordidulus
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-headed Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Williamson's Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Woolly Mule's-ears (3)
Wyethia mollis
Yellow Navarretia (1)
Navarretia breweri
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
Federally Listed Species (8)

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
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
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
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
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
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (13)

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

California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 534 ha
GNR22.6%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 378 ha
GNR16.0%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 336 ha
GNR14.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 274 ha
GNR11.6%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 162 ha
GNR6.8%
GNR6.8%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 106 ha
GNR4.5%
California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 95 ha
GNR4.0%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 93 ha
GNR3.9%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 83 ha
GNR3.5%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 50 ha
GNR2.1%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 32 ha
GNR1.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 23 ha
G31.0%

Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain Roadless Area

Tahoe National Forest, California · 5,832 acres