Big Baldy

Lewis and Clark National Forest · Montana · 43,135 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (222)

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

Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Anticlea elegans
(9)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Bistort (7)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Dipper (7)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (7)
Veratrum viride
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (2)
Ochotona princeps
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
American Thorowax (6)
Bupleurum americanum
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Arctic Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus hyperboreus
Arizona Cinquefoil (1)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (3)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Bearberry (8)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bent-flower Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus vexilliflexus
Birch Polypore (1)
Fomitopsis betulina
Black Henbane (1)
Hyoscyamus niger
Black Medic (3)
Medicago lupulina
Bourgov's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus bourgovii
Branched Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla effusa
Bristly Black Currant (7)
Ribes lacustre
Bristly Stickseed (1)
Lappula squarrosa
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (4)
Letharia columbiana
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Buffaloberry (8)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Violet (3)
Viola canadensis
Canadian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Cat-tonque Liverwort (1)
Conocephalum salebrosum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (3)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Columbian Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis columbiana
Common Hound's-tongue (2)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (4)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Wintergreen (8)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (14)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (7)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (12)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Juniper (1)
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Oregon-grape (8)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (4)
Cirsium arvense
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curve-beak Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis contorta
Cutleaf Anemone (3)
Anemone multifida
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Dogwood (2)
Cornus canadensis
Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera repens
Earspoon Fungus (2)
Auriscalpium vulgare
Engelmann Spruce (2)
Picea engelmannii
Fairy Slipper (4)
Calypso bulbosa
False Rock-loving Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis pseudorupestris
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium multifidum
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (3)
Thlaspi arvense
Fireweed (13)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (3)
Delphinium bicolor
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (7)
Parnassia fimbriata
Frosted Rocktripe Lichen (4)
Umbilicaria americana
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (7)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (7)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Gray Owl (1)
Strix nebulosa
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (14)
Marchantia polymorpha
Ground Juniper (11)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (5)
Vaccinium scoparium
Grove Sandwort (1)
Moehringia lateriflora
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hairy Arnica (1)
Arnica mollis
Hairy Valerian (2)
Valeriana edulis
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax hammondii
Harlequin Duck (1)
Histrionicus histrionicus
Heartleaf Alexanders (2)
Zizia aptera
Heartleaf Arnica (7)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary False Alyssum (1)
Berteroa incana
Hooker's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria racemosa
Indian Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus australis
Jones' Columbine (3)
Aquilegia jonesii
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (13)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (8)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-fruit Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium macrocarpum
Lewis' Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe lewisii
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Linearleaf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia linearis
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-fruit Anemone (1)
Anemone cylindrica
Lyall's Angelica (12)
Angelica arguta
Macoun's Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla macounii
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia palustris
Marsh Valerian (7)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Timothy (4)
Phleum pratense
Mountain Arnica (2)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Douglasia (5)
Androsace montana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Nipple-seed Plantain (3)
Plantago major
Nodding Onion (2)
Allium cernuum
Nordmann's Orbweaver (2)
Araneus nordmanni
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (4)
Galium boreale
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-flowered Wintergreen (3)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (3)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Parry's Campion (1)
Silene parryi
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Pearly Everlasting (5)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (2)
Matricaria discoidea
Poker Alumroot (2)
Heuchera cylindrica
Powdered Sunshine Lichen (6)
Vulpicida pinastri
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie-smoke (4)
Geum triflorum
Purple Avens (1)
Geum rivale
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (12)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (6)
Trifolium pratense
Red Raspberry (3)
Rubus idaeus
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Richardson's Geranium (11)
Geranium richardsonii
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-fruit Mandarin (4)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Rydberg's Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia multiscapa
Sagebrush Bluebells (2)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Sand Violet (6)
Viola adunca
Self-heal (6)
Prunella vulgaris
Sheep Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla ovina
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Aster (1)
Eurybia conspicua
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (3)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Showy Point-vetch (5)
Oxytropis splendens
Siberian Peashrub (1)
Caragana arborescens
Silky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla argentea
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Slender Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera stricta
Slender Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracilis
Small-flowered Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis stricta
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Soft Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla pulcherrima
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Streamside Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glabellus
Subalpine Fir (3)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall White Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis elegans
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Towering Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Trailing Clubmoss (1)
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Twinflower (4)
Linnaea borealis
Two-lobe Speedwell (1)
Veronica biloba
Umbellate Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium umbellatum
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Virginia Strawberry (9)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Melicgrass (1)
Melica bulbosa
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Clover (6)
Trifolium repens
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (4)
Oxytropis sericea
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Woodsy Leafy Moss (3)
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Yellow Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Map Lichen (2)
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Sweet-vetch (2)
Hedysarum sulphurescens
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 (6)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (10)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 6,747 ha
GNR38.7%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 6,068 ha
GNR34.8%
GNR9.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,141 ha
6.5%
GNR2.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 448 ha
GNR2.6%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 261 ha
GNR1.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 199 ha
GNR1.1%
GNR0.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 67 ha
GNR0.4%

Big Baldy

Big Baldy Roadless Area

Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana · 43,135 acres