Bearhead Peak

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 8,277 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (34)

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

Abert's Squirrel (1)
Sciurus aberti
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Colorado Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Clammyweed (1)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Feather-plume Dalea (1)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Mexican Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Perkysue (1)
Tetraneuris argentea
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pink Plains Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ambiguus
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Sand Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia filifolia
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus coccineus
Side-bells Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wright's Trefoil (1)
Acmispon wrightii
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Pleurotus populinus
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.

Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
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 (3)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Vegetation (10)

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

Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,448 ha
GNR43.2%
GNR23.0%
GNR11.0%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 349 ha
G310.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 131 ha
G33.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 90 ha
GNR2.7%
GNR1.7%
G30.4%
G30.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2 ha
G20.1%

Bearhead Peak

Bearhead Peak Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 8,277 acres