Bear Mountain

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 9,440 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (33)

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

(1)
Anticlea elegans
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Bigelow's Groundsel (1)
Senecio bigelovii
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Colorado Tansy-aster (5)
Xanthisma coloradoense
Copycat Sedge (1)
Carex simulata
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dalmatian Toadflax (1)
Linaria dalmatica
Dropleaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum exilifolium
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hairy Bigleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus prunophilus
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Low Nailwort (1)
Paronychia sessiliflora
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Needleleaf Fleabane (1)
Erigeron nematophyllus
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Porter's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum porteri
Pygmy Bladderpod (1)
Physaria parvula
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
River Beauty (1)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rocky Mountain Oxytrope (1)
Oxytropis multiceps
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Spiny Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (6)

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
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (13)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,429 ha
GNR37.4%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 723 ha
GNR18.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 328 ha
G38.6%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 319 ha
GNR8.3%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 248 ha
GNR6.5%
GNR6.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 203 ha
GNR5.3%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 133 ha
GNR3.5%
GNR1.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 10 ha
G20.3%
G30.1%

Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 9,440 acres