Big Sandstone

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 7,180 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (37)

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

(1)
Navarretia furnissii
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Bristly Mousetail (1)
Myosurus apetalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus platycercus
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
Field Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium campestre
Gadwall (1)
Mareca strepera
Gairdner's Yampah (1)
Perideridia gairdneri
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Leopard Frog (2)
Lithobates pipiens
Northern Mule's-ears (3)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Martin (1)
Progne subis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon strictus
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Streambank Globemallow (2)
Iliamna rivularis
Taper-tip Onion (1)
Allium acuminatum
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma mavortium
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Bonytail
Gila elegansEndangered
Humpback Chub
Gila cyphaThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus luciusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Razorback Sucker
Xyrauchen texanusE, PT
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (14)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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
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
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (13)

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

Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 896 ha
GNR30.8%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 634 ha
GNR21.8%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 516 ha
GNR17.8%
GNR14.0%
G32.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 68 ha
GNR2.3%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 62 ha
GNR2.1%
GNR1.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 39 ha
GNR1.3%
GNR1.3%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 29 ha
G31.0%
G30.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 18 ha
G20.6%

Big Sandstone

Big Sandstone Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 7,180 acres