Beaver Lake

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 11,863 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (44)

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

Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Blackfoot Paxillus (1)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Burke's Lupine (1)
Lupinus burkei
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Monkshood (5)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Camassia (1)
Camassia quamash
Dog Lichen (1)
Peltigera canina
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
English Sundew (1)
Drosera anglica
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Great Gray Owl (1)
Strix nebulosa
Kentucky Bluegrass (1)
Poa pratensis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Oregon Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes oregana
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Slender Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace filiformis
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Turkeybeard (2)
Xerophyllum tenax
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
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 (8)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
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
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
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
Vegetation (13)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,371 ha
GNR28.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 779 ha
GNR16.2%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 646 ha
GNR13.5%
GNR13.3%
GNR6.2%
GNR5.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 220 ha
GNR4.6%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 145 ha
GNR3.0%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 128 ha
GNR2.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 92 ha
GNR1.9%
GNR1.6%
GNR1.1%
GNR1.0%

Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 11,863 acres